Ἀκοίτης

See also: ἀκοίτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from ᾰ̓κοίτης (akoítēs, “bedfellow”, “husband”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kǒi̯.tɛːs/ → /aˈcy.tis/ → /aˈci.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kǒi̯.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈky.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈcy.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈcy.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈci.tis/

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓κοίτης • (Akoítēs) m (genitive Ᾰ̓κοίτου); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Acoetes:
   1. A pseudonym which Dionysus claimed for himself before King Pentheus.
   2. A shieldbearer to Evander of Pallene.

Declension

First declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓κοίτης; τοῦ Ᾰ̓κοίτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓κοίτης ho Akoítēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓κοίτου toû Akoítou
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓κοίτῃ tôi Akoítēi
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓κοίτην tòn Akoítēn
Vocative	Ᾰ̓κοῖτᾰ Akoîta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ακοίτης (Akoítis)
• Old Latin: Acoetēs

References

• Ἀκοίτης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

Further reading

• Acoetes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia