ὅπλον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from the primary word ἕπω "I am busy"

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /hóplon/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hóplon/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /óplon/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /óplon/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /óplon/

Noun

ὅπλον (genitive ὅπλου) n, second declension; (hoplon)

1. tool, instrument
2. a ship's tackle, rope
3. instruments of war: arms, armour, weapon
4. specifically the large shield carried by hoplites
5. penis
6. a gymnastics exercise

Inflection

Second declension of ὅπλον, ὅπλου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ὅπλον	τὼ ὅπλω	τὰ ὅπλᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ ὅπλου	τοῖν ὅπλοιν	τῶν ὅπλων
Dative	τῷ ὅπλῳ	τοῖν ὅπλοιν	τοῖς ὅπλοις
Accusative	τὸ ὅπλον	τὼ ὅπλω	τὰ ὅπλᾰ
Vocative	ὅπλον	ὅπλω	ὅπλᾰ

Descendants

• English: hopl-

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G3696