ἐπικός

See also: επικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἔπος (épos, “story”, “song”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.kós/ → /e.piˈkos/ → /e.piˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/

Adjective

ἐπῐκός • (epikós) m (feminine ἐπῐκή, neuter ἐπῐκόν); first/second declension

1. epic

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐπῐκός; ἐπῐκή; ἐπῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐκός epikós	ἐπῐκή epikḗ	ἐπῐκόν epikón		ἐπῐκώ epikṓ	ἐπῐκᾱ́ epikā́	ἐπῐκώ epikṓ		ἐπῐκοί epikoí	ἐπῐκαί epikaí	ἐπῐκᾰ́ epiká
Genitive		ἐπῐκοῦ epikoû	ἐπῐκῆς epikês	ἐπῐκοῦ epikoû		ἐπῐκοῖν epikoîn	ἐπῐκαῖν epikaîn	ἐπῐκοῖν epikoîn		ἐπῐκῶν epikôn	ἐπῐκῶν epikôn	ἐπῐκῶν epikôn
Dative		ἐπῐκῷ epikôi	ἐπῐκῇ epikêi	ἐπῐκῷ epikôi		ἐπῐκοῖν epikoîn	ἐπῐκαῖν epikaîn	ἐπῐκοῖν epikoîn		ἐπῐκοῖς epikoîs	ἐπῐκαῖς epikaîs	ἐπῐκοῖς epikoîs
Accusative		ἐπῐκόν epikón	ἐπῐκήν epikḗn	ἐπῐκόν epikón		ἐπῐκώ epikṓ	ἐπῐκᾱ́ epikā́	ἐπῐκώ epikṓ		ἐπῐκούς epikoús	ἐπῐκᾱ́ς epikā́s	ἐπῐκᾰ́ epiká
Vocative		ἐπῐκέ epiké	ἐπῐκή epikḗ	ἐπῐκόν epikón		ἐπῐκώ epikṓ	ἐπῐκᾱ́ epikā́	ἐπῐκώ epikṓ		ἐπῐκοί epikoí	ἐπῐκαί epikaí	ἐπῐκᾰ́ epiká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐπῐκῶς epikôs				ἐπῐκώτερος epikṓteros				ἐπῐκώτᾰτος epikṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Danish: episk
• Latin: epicus (see there for further descendants)
• Norwegian: episk
• Russian: эпи́ческий (epíčeskij)