ὀπτός

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /op.tós/ → /opˈtos/ → /opˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /op.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /opˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /opˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /opˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /opˈtos/

Etymology 1

From ὀπτάω (optáō, “I roast, broil, fry”).

Adjective

ὀπτός • (optós) m (feminine ὀπτή, neuter ὀπτόν); first/second declension

1. roasted, broiled, boiled
2. baked
3. generally prepared by fire: forged, tempered
4. scorched

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀπτός; ὀπτή; ὀπτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀπτός optós	ὀπτή optḗ	ὀπτόν optón		ὀπτώ optṓ	ὀπτᾱ́ optā́	ὀπτώ optṓ		ὀπτοί optoí	ὀπταί optaí	ὀπτᾰ́ optá
Genitive		ὀπτοῦ optoû	ὀπτῆς optês	ὀπτοῦ optoû		ὀπτοῖν optoîn	ὀπταῖν optaîn	ὀπτοῖν optoîn		ὀπτῶν optôn	ὀπτῶν optôn	ὀπτῶν optôn
Dative		ὀπτῷ optôi	ὀπτῇ optêi	ὀπτῷ optôi		ὀπτοῖν optoîn	ὀπταῖν optaîn	ὀπτοῖν optoîn		ὀπτοῖς optoîs	ὀπταῖς optaîs	ὀπτοῖς optoîs
Accusative		ὀπτόν optón	ὀπτήν optḗn	ὀπτόν optón		ὀπτώ optṓ	ὀπτᾱ́ optā́	ὀπτώ optṓ		ὀπτούς optoús	ὀπτᾱ́ς optā́s	ὀπτᾰ́ optá
Vocative		ὀπτέ opté	ὀπτή optḗ	ὀπτόν optón		ὀπτώ optṓ	ὀπτᾱ́ optā́	ὀπτώ optṓ		ὀπτοί optoí	ὀπταί optaí	ὀπτᾰ́ optá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὀπτῶς optôs				ὀπτότερος optóteros				ὀπτότᾰτος optótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 2

From ὄψομαι (ópsomai, “I see”)

Adjective

ὀπτός • (optós) m (feminine ὀπτή, neuter ὀπτόν); first/second declension

1. seen, visible

Inflection

First and second declension of ὀπτός; ὀπτή; ὀπτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀπτός optós	ὀπτή optḗ	ὀπτόν optón		ὀπτώ optṓ	ὀπτᾱ́ optā́	ὀπτώ optṓ		ὀπτοί optoí	ὀπταί optaí	ὀπτᾰ́ optá
Genitive		ὀπτοῦ optoû	ὀπτῆς optês	ὀπτοῦ optoû		ὀπτοῖν optoîn	ὀπταῖν optaîn	ὀπτοῖν optoîn		ὀπτῶν optôn	ὀπτῶν optôn	ὀπτῶν optôn
Dative		ὀπτῷ optôi	ὀπτῇ optêi	ὀπτῷ optôi		ὀπτοῖν optoîn	ὀπταῖν optaîn	ὀπτοῖν optoîn		ὀπτοῖς optoîs	ὀπταῖς optaîs	ὀπτοῖς optoîs
Accusative		ὀπτόν optón	ὀπτήν optḗn	ὀπτόν optón		ὀπτώ optṓ	ὀπτᾱ́ optā́	ὀπτώ optṓ		ὀπτούς optoús	ὀπτᾱ́ς optā́s	ὀπτᾰ́ optá
Vocative		ὀπτέ opté	ὀπτή optḗ	ὀπτόν optón		ὀπτώ optṓ	ὀπτᾱ́ optā́	ὀπτώ optṓ		ὀπτοί optoí	ὀπταί optaí	ὀπτᾰ́ optá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ὀπτῶς optôs				ὀπτότερος optóteros				ὀπτότᾰτος optótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ὀπτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὀπτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ὀπτός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὀπτός 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
• ὀπτός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G3702 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • baked idem, page 59.
  • broiled idem, page 100.
  • burnt idem, page 105.
  • cooked idem, page 173.
  • roast idem, page 719.