ἑκτεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἕκτος (héktos, “sixth”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, “masculine agentive suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hek.těu̯s/ → /ekˈteɸs/ → /ekˈtefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hek.těu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)ekˈtews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ekˈteɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ekˈtefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ekˈtefs/

Noun

ἑκτεύς • (hekteús) m (genitive ἑκτέως); third declension

1. sixth part of various units of measure, sextarius

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἑκτεύς; τοῦ ἑκτέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἑκτεύς ho hekteús	τὼ ἑκτῆ tṑ hektê	οἱ ἑκτῆς / ἑκτεῖς hoi hektês / hekteîs
Genitive	τοῦ ἑκτέως toû hektéōs	τοῖν ἑκτέοιν toîn hektéoin	τῶν ἑκτέων tôn hektéōn
Dative	τῷ ἑκτεῖ tôi hekteî	τοῖν ἑκτέοιν toîn hektéoin	τοῖς ἑκτεῦσῐ / ἑκτεῦσῐν toîs hekteûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἑκτέᾱ tòn hektéā	τὼ ἑκτῆ tṑ hektê	τοὺς ἑκτέᾱς toùs hektéās
Vocative	ἑκτεῦ hekteû	ἑκτῆ hektê	ἑκτῆς / ἑκτεῖς hektês / hekteîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἑκτεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἑκτεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἑκτεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)