εἰκώς

εἰκώς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐοικώς (eoikṓs), ἐϊκώς (eïkṓs) – Epic
• οἰκώς (oikṓs) – Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eː.kɔ̌ːs/ → /iˈkos/ → /iˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eː.kɔ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈkos/

Participle

εἰκώς • (eikṓs) m (feminine εἰκυῖᾰ, neuter εἰκός); first/third declension

(Attic)

1. perfect active participle of ἔοικᾰ (éoika)
2. likely, probable, reasonable
3. reasonable, fair, equitable

Declension

First and third declension of εἰκώς; εἰκυῖᾰ; εἰκός (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εἰκώς eikṓs	εἰκυῖᾰ eikuîa	εἰκός eikós		εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκυίᾱ eikuíā	εἰκότε eikóte		εἰκότες eikótes	εἰκυῖαι eikuîai	εἰκότᾰ eikóta
Genitive		εἰκότος eikótos	εἰκυίᾱς eikuíās	εἰκότος eikótos		εἰκότοιν eikótoin	εἰκυίαιν eikuíain	εἰκότοιν eikótoin		εἰκότων eikótōn	εἰκυιῶν eikuiôn	εἰκότων eikótōn
Dative		εἰκότῐ eikóti	εἰκυίᾳ eikuíāi	εἰκότῐ eikóti		εἰκότοιν eikótoin	εἰκυίαιν eikuíain	εἰκότοιν eikótoin		εἰκόσῐ / εἰκόσῐν eikósi(n)	εἰκυίαις eikuíais	εἰκόσῐ / εἰκόσῐν eikósi(n)
Accusative		εἰκότᾰ eikóta	εἰκυῖᾰν eikuîan	εἰκός eikós		εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκυίᾱ eikuíā	εἰκότε eikóte		εἰκότᾰς eikótas	εἰκυίᾱς eikuíās	εἰκότᾰ eikóta
Vocative		εἰκώς eikṓs	εἰκυῖᾰ eikuîa	εἰκός eikós		εἰκότε eikóte	εἰκυίᾱ eikuíā	εἰκότε eikóte		εἰκότες eikótes	εἰκυῖαι eikuîai	εἰκότᾰ eikóta
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		εἰκότως eikótōs				—				—
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 *-ts. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.