ἕκηλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἕκᾱλος (hékālos) – Doric

Etymology

Uncertain. The word is best taken, as per Buttmann, as *ϝέκᾱλος (*wékālos) (which is identical to γέκαλον (gékalon, “quiet, reposeful”)), from *ϝέκᾰ (*wéka) in ἑκάεργος (hekáergos), so from Proto-Indo-European *weḱ- (“to wish, want”). Thus, it would probably mean "at will". The semantically attractive connection with Sanskrit उच्यति (ucyati, “to find pleasure”) and ओकस् (okas, “abode, dwelling”) would be fine for εὔκηλος (eúkēlos), but does not explain this word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hé.kɛː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)e.ke̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ci.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ci.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ci.los/

Adjective

ἕκηλος • (hékēlos) m or f (neuter ἕκηλον); second declension

untroubled, quiet, at one's ease
(figuratively) fallow, lying at rest (of a field)
unmoved, immobile (of trees)

Inflection

Second declension of ἕκηλος; ἕκηλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἕκηλος hékēlos	ἕκηλον hékēlon	ἑκήλω hekḗlō	ἑκήλω hekḗlō	ἕκηλοι hékēloi	ἕκηλᾰ hékēla
Genitive	ἑκήλου hekḗlou	ἑκήλου hekḗlou	ἑκήλοιν hekḗloin	ἑκήλοιν hekḗloin	ἑκήλων hekḗlōn	ἑκήλων hekḗlōn
Dative	ἑκήλῳ hekḗlōi	ἑκήλῳ hekḗlōi	ἑκήλοιν hekḗloin	ἑκήλοιν hekḗloin	ἑκήλοις hekḗlois	ἑκήλοις hekḗlois
Accusative	ἕκηλον hékēlon	ἕκηλον hékēlon	ἑκήλω hekḗlō	ἑκήλω hekḗlō	ἑκήλους hekḗlous	ἕκηλᾰ hékēla
Vocative	ἕκηλε hékēle	ἕκηλον hékēlon	ἑκήλω hekḗlō	ἑκήλω hekḗlō	ἕκηλοι hékēloi	ἕκηλᾰ hékēla
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἑκήλως hekḗlōs		ἑκηλότερος hekēlóteros		ἑκηλότᾰτος hekēlótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἑκηλία (hekēlía)