πολύμητις
Ancient Greek
Etymology
A bahuvrihi compound of πολύς (polús, “many”) + μῆτις (mêtis, “counsel”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /po.lý.mɛː.tis/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /poˈly.me̝.tis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /poˈly.mi.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /poˈly.mi.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /poˈli.mi.tis/
Adjective
πολύμητις • (polúmētis)
Usage notes
Almost always an epithet of Odysseus; once (Iliad 21:355) of Hephaestus.
Declension
Found only in the singular, and usually in the nominative masculine. The genitive singular masculine πολυμήτιος (polumḗtios) and dative singular feminine πολυμήτιδι (polumḗtidi) are attested.
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | πολῠ́μητῐς polúmētis | ||||||||||||
Genitive | πολῠμήτῐος polumḗtios | ||||||||||||
Dative | πολῠμήτῑ polumḗtī | ||||||||||||
Accusative | πολῠ́μητῐν polúmētin | ||||||||||||
Vocative | πολῠ́μητῐ polúmēti | ||||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | πολέμητῐς polémētis | ||||||||||||
Genitive | πολῠμήτῐδος polumḗtidos | ||||||||||||
Dative | πολῠμήτῐδῐ polumḗtidi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | πολῠμήτῐδᾰ polumḗtida | ||||||||||||
Vocative | πολέμητῐς polémētis | ||||||||||||
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References
- “πολύμητις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press