ἐϋκνήμις

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

ἐϋ- (eü-, “good”) +‎ κνημῐ́ς (knēmís, “greave”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.y.knɛ̌ː.miːs/ → /e.yˈkni.mis/ → /e.iˈkni.mis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.y.knɛ̌ː.miːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.yˈkne̝.mis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.yˈkni.mis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.yˈkni.mis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.iˈkni.mis/

Adjective

ἐϋκνήμῑς • (eüknḗmīs) m or f (neuter ἐϋκνήμῑ); third declension

1. (Epic) well-greaved, having good leg armor (epithet of the Achaeans)
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.17:

     «Ἀτρεΐδαι τε καὶ ἄλλοι ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοί (...)

     «Atreḯdai te kaì álloi eüknḗmides Akhaioí (...)

     "Atreids and other well-greaved Achaeans (...)

Declension

Third declension of ἐϋκνήμῑς; ἐϋκνήμῑ (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐϋκνήμῑς eüknḗmīs	ἐϋκνήμῑ eüknḗmī		ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde	ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde		ἐϋκνήμῑδες eüknḗmīdes	ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda
Genitive		ἐϋκνήμῑδος eüknḗmīdos	ἐϋκνήμῑδος eüknḗmīdos		ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin	ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin		ἐϋκνημῑ́δων eüknēmī́dōn	ἐϋκνημῑ́δων eüknēmī́dōn
Dative		ἐϋκνήμῑδῐ eüknḗmīdi	ἐϋκνήμῑδῐ eüknḗmīdi		ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin	ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin		ἐϋκνήμῑσῐ / ἐϋκνήμῑσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐν eüknḗmīsi(n) / eüknēmī́dessi(n) / eüknēmī́desi(n)	ἐϋκνήμῑσῐ / ἐϋκνήμῑσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐν eüknḗmīsi(n) / eüknēmī́dessi(n) / eüknēmī́desi(n)
Accusative		ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda	ἐϋκνήμῑ eüknḗmī		ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde	ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde		ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰς eüknḗmīdas	ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda
Vocative		ἐϋκνήμῑς eüknḗmīs	ἐϋκνήμῑ eüknḗmī		ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde	ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde		ἐϋκνήμῑδες eüknḗmīdes	ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἐϋκνήμις”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐϋκνήμις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐϋκνήμις in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐϋκνήμις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐϋκνήμις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Pape, Wilhelm, Benseler, Gustav Eduard (1884) “εὐκνήμις”, in Wörterbuch der griechischen Eigennamen (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn

Etymology 2

ἐϋ- (eü-, “good”) +‎ κνήμη (knḗmē, “spoke”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.yˈkni.mis/ → /e.iˈkni.mis/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.yˈkni.mis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.yˈkni.mis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.iˈkni.mis/

Adjective

ἐϋκνήμῑς • (eüknḗmīs) m or f (neuter ἐϋκνήμῑ); third declension

1. (Epic) well-spoked, having good spokes
   • 350 CE – 450 CE, Nonnus, Dionysiaca 7.139–140:

     καὶ ὄρθιος ἄκρα κονίης / λεπτὸς ἐυκνήμιδος ἐπέγραφεν ὁλκὸς ἀπήνης·

     kaì órthios ákra koníēs / leptòs euknḗmidos epégraphen holkòs apḗnēs;

     And going straight, at the tops of the dust / did the fine track of her well-spoked wagon scratch;

Declension

Third declension of ἐϋκνήμῑς; ἐϋκνήμῑ (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐϋκνήμῑς eüknḗmīs	ἐϋκνήμῑ eüknḗmī		ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde	ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde		ἐϋκνήμῑδες eüknḗmīdes	ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda
Genitive		ἐϋκνήμῑδος eüknḗmīdos	ἐϋκνήμῑδος eüknḗmīdos		ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin	ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin		ἐϋκνημῑ́δων eüknēmī́dōn	ἐϋκνημῑ́δων eüknēmī́dōn
Dative		ἐϋκνήμῑδῐ eüknḗmīdi	ἐϋκνήμῑδῐ eüknḗmīdi		ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin	ἐϋκνημῑ́δοιῐν eüknēmī́doiin		ἐϋκνήμῑσῐ / ἐϋκνήμῑσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐν eüknḗmīsi(n) / eüknēmī́dessi(n) / eüknēmī́desi(n)	ἐϋκνήμῑσῐ / ἐϋκνήμῑσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσσῐν / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐ / ἐϋκνημῑ́δεσῐν eüknḗmīsi(n) / eüknēmī́dessi(n) / eüknēmī́desi(n)
Accusative		ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda	ἐϋκνήμῑ eüknḗmī		ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde	ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde		ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰς eüknḗmīdas	ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda
Vocative		ἐϋκνήμῑς eüknḗmīs	ἐϋκνήμῑ eüknḗmī		ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde	ἐϋκνήμῑδε eüknḗmīde		ἐϋκνήμῑδες eüknḗmīdes	ἐϋκνήμῑδᾰ eüknḗmīda
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἐϋκνήμις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐϋκνήμις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Pape, Wilhelm, Benseler, Gustav Eduard (1884) “εὐκνήμις”, in Wörterbuch der griechischen Eigennamen (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
• “ἐϋκνήμις”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011