ὀχεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔχω (ékhō) +‎ -εύς (-eús)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.kʰěu̯s/ → /oˈçeɸs/ → /oˈçefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.kʰěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈkʰews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈçeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈçefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈçefs/

Noun

ὀχεύς • (okheús) m (genitive ὀχέως); third declension

1. chinstrap (strip used to fasten a hat or helmet under the chin)
2. (in the plural) fastenings (of a belt)
3. bolt (bar to prevent a door from being forced open)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ὀχεύς; τοῦ ὀχέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ὀχεύς ho okheús	τὼ ὀχῆ tṑ okhê	οἱ ὀχῆς / ὀχεῖς hoi okhês / okheîs
Genitive	τοῦ ὀχέως toû okhéōs	τοῖν ὀχέοιν toîn okhéoin	τῶν ὀχέων tôn okhéōn
Dative	τῷ ὀχεῖ tôi okheî	τοῖν ὀχέοιν toîn okhéoin	τοῖς ὀχεῦσῐ / ὀχεῦσῐν toîs okheûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ὀχέᾱ tòn okhéā	τὼ ὀχῆ tṑ okhê	τοὺς ὀχέᾱς toùs okhéās
Vocative	ὀχεῦ okheû	ὀχῆ okhê	ὀχῆς / ὀχεῖς okhês / okheîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὀχεύς; ὀχῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὀχεύς okheús	ὀχῆε okhêe	ὀχῆες okhêes
Genitive	ὀχῆος / ὀχέος okhêos / okhéos	ὀχήοιῐν okhḗoiin	ὀχήων okhḗōn
Dative	ὀχῆῐ̈ / ὀχέῐ̈ okhêï / okhéï	ὀχήοιῐν okhḗoiin	ὀχήεσσῐ / ὀχήεσσῐν / ὀχεῦσῐ / ὀχεῦσῐν okhḗessi(n) / okheûsi(n)
Accusative	ὀχῆᾰ / ὀχέᾰ okhêa / okhéa	ὀχῆε okhêe	ὀχῆᾰς okhêas
Vocative	ὀχεῦ okheû	ὀχῆε okhêe	ὀχῆες okhêes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ὀχεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὀχεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ὀχεύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ὀχεύς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “ὀχεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press