ἔλεγχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- (“to accuse, to scold”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /é.leŋ.kʰos/ → /ˈe.leŋ.xos/ → /ˈe.leŋ.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /é.leŋ.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.leŋ.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.leŋ.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.leŋ.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.leŋ.xos/

Noun

ἔλεγχος • (élenkhos) n (genitive ἐλέγχους); third declension

1. argument of disproof, refutation
2. reproach, disgrace, dishonour

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἔλεγχος; τοῦ ἐλέγχους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἔλεγχος tò élenkhos	τὼ ἐλέγχει tṑ elénkhei	τᾰ̀ ἐλέγχη tà elénkhē
Genitive	τοῦ ἐλέγχους toû elénkhous	τοῖν ἐλεγχοῖν toîn elenkhoîn	τῶν ἐλεγχῶν tôn elenkhôn
Dative	τῷ ἐλέγχει tôi elénkhei	τοῖν ἐλεγχοῖν toîn elenkhoîn	τοῖς ἐλέγχεσῐ / ἐλέγχεσῐν toîs elénkhesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἔλεγχος tò élenkhos	τὼ ἐλέγχει tṑ elénkhei	τᾰ̀ ἐλέγχη tà elénkhē
Vocative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει elénkhei	ἐλέγχη elénkhē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἔλεγχος; ἐλέγχεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεε elénkhei / elénkhee	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkhea
Genitive	ἐλέγχεος / ἐλέγχευς elénkheos / elénkheus	ἐλεγχέοιν elenkhéoin	ἐλεγχέων elenkhéōn
Dative	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεῐ̈ elénkhei / elénkheï	ἐλεγχέοιν elenkhéoin	ἐλέγχεσῐ / ἐλέγχεσῐν elénkhesi(n)
Accusative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεε elénkhei / elénkhee	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkhea
Vocative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει / ἐλέγχεε elénkhei / elénkhee	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkhea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ἐλεγχής (elenkhḗs)
• ἐλέγχω (elénkhō)

Descendants

• Greek: έλεγχος (élenchos)
• → Latin: elenchus

References

• “ἔλεγχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἔλεγχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἔλεγχος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἔλεγχος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἔλεγχος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἔλεγχος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἔλεγχος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • confutation idem, page 159.
  • conviction idem, page 173.
  • cross-examination idem, page 185.
  • demonstration idem, page 210.
  • disproof idem, page 237.
  • examination idem, page 287.
  • inquiry idem, page 443.
  • interrogation idem, page 452.
  • probation idem, page 643.
  • proof idem, page 653.
  • question idem, page 665.
  • refutation idem, page 686.
  • test idem, page 863.
  • trial idem, page 893.