Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Adverbial accusative of barely attested ἀκή (akḗ, silence); possibly also related to ἦκα (êka, softly, low).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ἀκήν (akḗn)

  1. silently
    Synonyms: σῑγῇ (sīgêi), σιωπῇ (siōpêi), σῖγα (sîga), ἀψοφητί (apsophētí)

Noun

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ἀκήν (akḗn)

  1. accusative singular of ἀκή (akḗ, point; silence; healing)

Further reading

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  • ἀκήν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἀκήν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • ἀκήν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press