ὀκτώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *oktō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw. Cognates include Sanskrit अष्ट (aṣṭa), Latin octō, and Old English eahta (English eight).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /oktɔ͜ɔ́/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /októː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /októ/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /oxtó/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /oxtó/

Numeral

ὀκτώ (oktō) Ordinal: ὄγδοος, Adverbial: ὀκτάκις

1. (cardinal): eight

Descendants

• English: octo-, octa-
• Greek: οκτώ

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G3638