κλώψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *klṓps, from *klep- (“to steal”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /klɔ̂ːps/ → /klops/ → /klops/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /klɔ̂ːps/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /klops/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /klops/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /klops/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /klops/

Noun

κλώψ • (klṓps) m (genitive κλωπός); third declension

1. thief

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ κλώψ; τοῦ κλωπός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κλώψ ho klṓps	τὼ κλῶπε tṑ klôpe	οἱ κλῶπες hoi klôpes
Genitive	τοῦ κλωπός toû klōpós	τοῖν κλωποῖν toîn klōpoîn	τῶν κλωπῶν tôn klōpôn
Dative	τῷ κλωπῐ́ tôi klōpí	τοῖν κλωποῖν toîn klōpoîn	τοῖς κλωψῐ́ / κλωψῐ́ν toîs klōpsí(n)
Accusative	τὸν κλῶπᾰ tòn klôpa	τὼ κλῶπε tṑ klôpe	τοὺς κλῶπᾰς toùs klôpas
Vocative	κλώψ klṓps	κλῶπε klôpe	κλῶπες klôpes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• κλέπτης (kléptēs)
• λῃστής (lēistḗs)
• φώρ (phṓr)

Derived terms

• ἀρχίκλωψ (arkhíklōps)
• Κύκλωψ (Kúklōps)