ἐπίγονος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “after”, prepositional prefix) +‎ γόνος (gónos, “fruit, product, seed; begetting, procreation”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.ɡo.nos/ → /eˈpi.ɣo.nos/ → /eˈpi.ɣo.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.ɡo.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ɡo.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ɣo.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ɣo.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ɣo.nos/

Noun

ἐπίγονος • (epígonos) m or f (genitive ἐπίγονου); second declension

1. A thing which "comes after" the fruit or seed of something else: offspring, descendant

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ ἐπίγονος; τοῦ ἐπιγόνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἐπίγονος ho epígonos	τὼ ἐπιγόνω tṑ epigónō	οἱ ἐπίγονοι hoi epígonoi
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπιγόνου toû epigónou	τοῖν ἐπιγόνοιν toîn epigónoin	τῶν ἐπιγόνων tôn epigónōn
Dative	τῷ ἐπιγόνῳ tôi epigónōi	τοῖν ἐπιγόνοιν toîn epigónoin	τοῖς ἐπιγόνοις toîs epigónois
Accusative	τὸν ἐπίγονον tòn epígonon	τὼ ἐπιγόνω tṑ epigónō	τοὺς ἐπιγόνους toùs epigónous
Vocative	ἐπίγονε epígone	ἐπιγόνω epigónō	ἐπίγονοι epígonoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἐπίγονος (Epígonos)
  • plural: Ἐπίγονοι (Epígonoi)