ἀλκή

See also: άλκη, Άλκη, and ἄλκη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• αὐκά (auká) — Cretan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /al.kɛ̌ː/ → /alˈci/ → /alˈci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.kɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /alˈke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /alˈci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /alˈci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /alˈci/

Noun

ἀλκή • (alkḗ) f (genitive ἀλκῆς); first declension

1. prowess, force
2. defense, guard
3. battle, fight

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἀλκή; τῆς ἀλκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ ἀλκή hē alkḗ
Genitive	τῆς ἀλκῆς tês alkês
Dative	τῇ ἀλκῇ têi alkêi
Accusative	τὴν ἀλκήν tḕn alkḗn
Vocative	ἀλκή alkḗ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ἀλκή; ἀλκῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἀλκή alkḗ
Genitive	ἀλκῆς alkês
Dative	ἀλκί alkí
Accusative	ἀλκήν alkḗn
Vocative	ἀλκή alkḗ
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ἀλκάθοος (Alkáthoos)
• Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos)
• Ἀλκαμένης (Alkaménēs)
• Ἀλκάνδρη (Alkándrē)
• ἀλκηστής (alkēstḗs)
• Ἄλκηστις (Álkēstis)
• Ἀλκιδάμας (Alkidámas)
• Ἀλκιμέδων (Alkimédōn)
• ἄλκιμος (álkimos)
• Ἀλκίνοος (Alkínoos)
• Ἀλκίππη (Alkíppē)
• Αλκισθένη (Alkisthénē)
• Ἀλκίφρων (Alkíphrōn)
• Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnē)
• ἄναλκις (ánalkis)
• ἑτεραλκής (heteralkḗs)
• Μνησᾰ́λκης (Mnēsắlkēs)
• Σιτάλκης (Sitálkēs)

Further reading

• “ἀλκή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press