κόραξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kor, *ker. Cognates include Latin corvus, cornix. Also see κορώνη (korṓnē, “crow”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /kórakʰs/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /kórakʰs/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /kóraxs/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /kóraks/

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

Noun

κόραξ • (kóraks) (genitive κόρακος) m, third declension

1. raven, crow
2. cormorant
3. anything hooked or curved
4. door handle
5. engine for grappling ships
6. hook
7. type of torture instrument
8. cock's bill

Inflection

Third declension of κόραξ, κόρακος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	κόραξ	κόρακε	κόρακες
Genitive	κόρακος	κοράκοιν	κοράκων
Dative	κόρακῐ	κοράκοιν	κόραξῐ(ν)
Accusative	κόρακᾰ	κόρακε	κόρακᾰς
Vocative	κόραξ	κόρακε	κόρακες

Descendants

• Greek: κόρακας (kórakas)

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers
• Strong’s concordance number: G2876