ἄκμων

See also: άκμων, ακμών, and Ἄκμων

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ák.mɔːn/ → /ˈak.mon/ → /ˈak.mon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ák.mɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈak.mon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈak.mon/
• (10^th CE Medieval) IPA^(key): /ˈak.mon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈak.mon/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognates include Sanskrit अश्म॑न् (áśman), Avestan 𐬀𐬐𐬨𐬀𐬥 (akman), Old English hamor (English hammer), and Lithuanian akmuõ.

Noun

ᾰ̓́κμων • (ắkmōn) m (genitive ᾰ̓́κμονος, diminutive ᾰ̓κμόνῐον); third declension

1. (mineralogy) meteoric stone
2. anvil

   Synonym: μῠ́δρος (mŭ́dros)

3. (Cypriot) pestle

   Synonyms: ᾰ̓λετρῑ́βᾰνος (ăletrī́bănos), δοῖδῠξ (doîdŭx), κόπᾰνον (kópănon), λᾰ́κτῐς (lắktĭs), νᾰγεύς (năgeús), ῠ̔́περος (hŭ́peros)

4. head of a battering ram

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́κμων; τοῦ ᾰ̓́κμονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́κμων ho ắkmōn	τὼ ᾰ̓́κμονε tṑ ắkmone	οἱ ᾰ̓́κμονες hoi ắkmones
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́κμονος toû ắkmonos	τοῖν ᾰ̓κμόνοιν toîn ăkmónoin	τῶν ᾰ̓κμόνων tôn ăkmónōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́κμονῐ tōî ắkmonĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓κμόνοιν toîn ăkmónoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓́κμοσῐ / ᾰ̓́κμοσῐν toîs ắkmosĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ tòn ắkmonă	τὼ ᾰ̓́κμονε tṑ ắkmone	τοὺς ᾰ̓́κμονᾰς toùs ắkmonăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon	ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone	ᾰ̓́κμονες ắkmones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓́κμων; ᾰ̓́κμονος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾰ̓́κμων ắkmōn	ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone	ᾰ̓́κμονες ắkmones
Genitive	ᾰ̓́κμονος ắkmonos	ᾰ̓κμόνοιῐ̈ν ăkmónoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓κμόνων ăkmónōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́κμονῐ ắkmonĭ	ᾰ̓κμόνοιῐ̈ν ăkmónoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓́κμοσῐ / ᾰ̓́κμοσῐν / ᾰ̓κμόνεσῐ / ᾰ̓κμόνεσῐν / ᾰ̓κμόνεσσῐ / ᾰ̓κμόνεσσῐν ắkmosĭ(n) / ăkmónesĭ(n) / ăkmónessĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ ắkmonă	ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone	ᾰ̓́κμονᾰς ắkmonăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon	ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone	ᾰ̓́κμονες ắkmones
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́κμων; τοῦ ᾰ̓́κμονος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́κμων ho ắkmōn	τὼ ᾰ̓́κμονε tṑ ắkmone	οἱ ᾰ̓́κμονες hoi ắkmones
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́κμονος toû ắkmonos	τοῖν ᾰ̓κμόνοιν toîn ăkmónoin	τῶν ᾰ̓κμόνων tôn ăkmónōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́κμονῐ tōî ắkmonĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓κμόνοιν toîn ăkmónoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ᾰ̓́κμοσῐ / ᾰ̓́κμοσῐν toîsĭ(n) ắkmosĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ tòn ắkmonă	τὼ ᾰ̓́κμονε tṑ ắkmone	τοὺς ᾰ̓́κμονᾰς toùs ắkmonăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon	ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone	ᾰ̓́κμονες ắkmones
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ᾰ̓κμόθετον (ăkmótheton)
• ᾰ̓κμονευτής (ăkmoneutḗs)
• Ᾰ̓κμονῐ́ᾱ (Ăkmonĭ́ā)
• Ᾰ̓κμονῐ́δᾱς (Ăkmonĭ́dās)
• Ᾰ̓κμονῐ́δης (Ăkmonĭ́dēs)
• ᾰ̓κμόνῐον (ăkmónĭon)
• Ᾰ̓κμόνῐον ἄλσος (Ăkmónĭon álsos)
• ᾰ̓κμονῐ́σκος (ăkmonĭ́skos)
• Ᾰ̓κμονῑ́της (Ăkmonī́tēs)
• ᾰ̓κμονόθετον (ăkmonótheton)
• Ᾰ̓́κμων (Ắkmōn)

Descendants

• Greek: άκμων (ákmon), άκμονας (ákmonas)

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Egyptian ꜥẖm (“cultic image of a falcon”). Compare also Coptic ⲁⲭⲙⲩ (akhmu, kind of bird) and Arabic رَخْمَة (raḵma, “Egyptian vulture”).

Noun

ᾰ̓́κμων • (ắkmōn) m (genitive ᾰ̓́κμονος); third declension

1. a kind of wolf
2. a kind of eagle

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓́κμων; τοῦ ᾰ̓́κμονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓́κμων ho ắkmōn	τὼ ᾰ̓́κμονε tṑ ắkmone	οἱ ᾰ̓́κμονες hoi ắkmones
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓́κμονος toû ắkmonos	τοῖν ᾰ̓κμόνοιν toîn ăkmónoin	τῶν ᾰ̓κμόνων tôn ăkmónōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓́κμονῐ tōî ắkmonĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓κμόνοιν toîn ăkmónoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓́κμοσῐ / ᾰ̓́κμοσῐν toîs ắkmosĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ tòn ắkmonă	τὼ ᾰ̓́κμονε tṑ ắkmone	τοὺς ᾰ̓́κμονᾰς toùs ắkmonăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon	ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone	ᾰ̓́κμονες ắkmones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

ᾰ̓́κμων • (ắkmōn) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́κμον); third declension

1. tireless

Declension

Third declension of ᾰ̓́κμων; ᾰ̓́κμον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́κμων ắkmōn		ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon		ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone		ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone		ᾰ̓́κμονες ắkmones		ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ ắkmonă
Genitive		ᾰ̓́κμονος ắkmonos		ᾰ̓́κμονος ắkmonos		ᾰ̓κμόνοιν ăkmónoin		ᾰ̓κμόνοιν ăkmónoin		ᾰ̓κμόνων ăkmónōn		ᾰ̓κμόνων ăkmónōn
Dative		ᾰ̓́κμονῐ ắkmonĭ		ᾰ̓́κμονῐ ắkmonĭ		ᾰ̓κμόνοιν ăkmónoin		ᾰ̓κμόνοιν ăkmónoin		ᾰ̓́κμοσῐ ᾰ̓́κμοσῐν ắkmosĭ(n)		ᾰ̓́κμοσῐ ᾰ̓́κμοσῐν ắkmosĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ ắkmonă		ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon		ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone		ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone		ᾰ̓́κμονᾰς ắkmonăs		ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ ắkmonă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon		ᾰ̓́κμον ắkmon		ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone		ᾰ̓́κμονε ắkmone		ᾰ̓́κμονες ắkmones		ᾰ̓́κμονᾰ ắkmonă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓κμόνως ăkmónōs				ᾰ̓κμονέστερος ăkmonésteros				ᾰ̓κμονέστᾰτος ăkmonéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄκμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄκμων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄκμων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “ἄκμων” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001), A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• ἄκμων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἄκμων” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• “ἄκμων”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • anvil idem, page 32.
  • stithy idem, page 818.
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN