πολύμητις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A bahuvrihi compound of πολύς (polús, “many”) +‎ μῆτις (mêtis, “counsel”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.lý.mɛː.tis/ → /poˈly.mi.tis/ → /poˈli.mi.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.lý.mɛː.tis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈly.me̝.tis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.mi.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈly.mi.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈli.mi.tis/

Adjective

πολύμητις • (polúmētis)

1. of many counsels

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.

Third declension of πολῠ́μητῐς; πολῠμήτῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	πολῠ́μητῐς polúmētis
Genitive	πολῠμήτῐος polumḗtios
Dative	πολῠμήτῑ polumḗtī
Accusative	πολῠ́μητῐν polúmētin
Vocative	πολῠ́μητῐ polúmēti
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of πολέμητῐς; πολῠμήτῐδος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	πολέμητῐς polémētis
Genitive	πολῠμήτῐδος polumḗtidos
Dative	πολῠμήτῐδῐ polumḗtidi
Accusative	πολῠμήτῐδᾰ polumḗtida
Vocative	πολέμητῐς polémētis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

References

• “πολύμητις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press