ὀξύς
See also: οξύς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ok.sýs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /okˈsys/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /okˈsys/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /okˈsys/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /okˈsis/
Adjective
ὀξῠ́ς • (oxús) m (feminine ὀξεῖᾰ, neuter ὀξύ); first/third declension
- sharp, pointed (especially of swords, axes, etc.)
- (of the senses): sharp, keen
- (of sight): dazzling, bright
- (of sound): shrill, piercing, high, sharp
- (of taste): sharp, pungent, acid
- quick, hasty, swift
- sharp, clever
Inflection
First and third declension of ὀξῠ́ς; ὀξεῖᾰ; ὀξῠ́ (Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ὀξῠ́ς oxús | ὀξεῖᾰ oxeîa | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξείᾱ oxeíā | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξεῖς oxeîs | ὀξεῖαι oxeîai | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | |||||
Genitive | ὀξέος oxéos | ὀξείᾱς oxeíās | ὀξέος oxéos | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξείαιν oxeíain | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξέων oxéōn | ὀξειῶν oxeiôn | ὀξέων oxéōn | |||||
Dative | ὀξεῖ oxeî | ὀξείᾳ oxeíāi | ὀξεῖ oxeî | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξείαιν oxeíain | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξέσῐ / ὀξέσῐν oxési(n) | ὀξείαις oxeíais | ὀξέσῐ / ὀξέσῐν oxési(n) | |||||
Accusative | ὀξῠ́ν oxún | ὀξεῖᾰν oxeîan | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξείᾱ oxeíā | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξεῖς oxeîs | ὀξείᾱς oxeíās | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | |||||
Vocative | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξεῖᾰ oxeîa | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξείᾱ oxeíā | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξεῖς oxeîs | ὀξεῖαι oxeîai | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ὀξέως oxéōs | ὀξῠ́τερος oxúteros | ὀξῠ́τᾰτος oxútatos | ||||||||||||
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First and third declension of ὀξῠ́ς; ὀξέᾰ; ὀξῠ́ (Ionic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | ὀξῠ́ς oxús | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξέᾱ oxéā | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξεῖς oxeîs | ὀξέαι oxéai | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | |||||
Genitive | ὀξέος oxéos | ὀξέης oxéēs | ὀξέος oxéos | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξέαιν oxéain | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξέων oxéōn | ὀξεέων / ὀξεῶν oxeéōn / oxeôn | ὀξέων oxéōn | |||||
Dative | ὀξεῖ oxeî | ὀξέῃ oxéēi | ὀξεῖ oxeî | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξέαιν oxéain | ὀξέοιν oxéoin | ὀξέσῐ / ὀξέσῐν oxési(n) | ὀξέῃσῐ / ὀξέῃσῐν oxéēisi(n) | ὀξέσῐ / ὀξέσῐν oxési(n) | |||||
Accusative | ὀξῠ́ν oxún | ὀξέᾰν oxéan | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξέᾱ oxéā | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξέᾰς oxéas | ὀξέᾱς oxéās | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | |||||
Vocative | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | ὀξῠ́ oxú | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξέᾱ oxéā | ὀξέε oxée | ὀξεῖς oxeîs | ὀξέαι oxéai | ὀξέᾰ oxéa | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ὀξέως oxéōs | ὀξῠ́τερος oxúteros | ὀξῠ́τᾰτος oxútatos | ||||||||||||
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Antonyms
- (sharp): ἀμβλύς (amblús)
- (high-pitched): βᾰρῠ́ς (barús)
Derived terms
- ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîa)
- ὄξος (óxos)
- Ὀξυάθρης (Oxuáthrēs)
- ὀξῠ́βᾰφον (oxúbaphon)
- ὀξῠκέφᾰλος (oxuképhalos)
- ὀξύμωρος (oxúmōros)
- ὀξυόεις (oxuóeis)
- ὀξῠπέπερῐ (oxupéperi)
- ὀξῠ́της (oxútēs)
- ὀξῠ́τονος (oxútonos)
Descendants
- → English: oxy-
- Greek: οξύς (oxýs)
Further reading
- “ὀξύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ὀξύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ὀξύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ὀξύς 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
- ὀξύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ὀξύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G3691 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- ὀξύς in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- active idem, page 10.
- acute idem, page 10.
- alert idem, page 22.
- angry idem, page 29.
- animated idem, page 30.
- ardent idem, page 38.
- astute idem, page 48.
- bright idem, page 98.
- brisk idem, page 100.
- choleric idem, page 131.
- clear idem, page 136.
- distinct idem, page 241.
- eager idem, page 258.
- energetic idem, page 273.
- fast idem, page 308.
- fiery idem, page 318.
- fleet idem, page 327.
- hasty idem, page 387.
- highest idem, page 400.
- hot idem, page 407.
- impatient idem, page 419.
- impetuous idem, page 421.
- impulsive idem, page 425.
- irascible idem, page 459.
- irritable idem, page 460.
- keen idem, page 467.
- loud idem, page 501.
- passionate idem, page 597.
- penetrating idem, page 603.
- piercing idem, page 612.
- pushful idem, page 660.
- quick idem, page 665.
- ready idem, page 675.
- sagacious idem, page 731.
- searching idem, page 746.
- sensitive idem, page 753.
- sharp idem, page 762.
- sharp-sighted idem, page 763.
- sharp-witted idem, page 763.
- short idem, page 768.
- shrewd idem, page 770.
- shrill idem, page 771.
- smart idem, page 786.
- sour idem, page 796.
- stinging idem, page 818.
- strenuous idem, page 825.
- swift idem, page 848.
- tart idem, page 856.
- vehement idem, page 946.
- vigorous idem, page 952.
- warm idem, page 964.
- wit idem, page 983.
- wrath idem, page 992.
- wrathful idem, page 992.
- zealous idem, page 997.