ὁμῆλιξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὐμᾶλιξ (umâlix) – Aeolic

Etymology

From ὁμός (homós) +‎ ἧλιξ (hêlix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ho.mɛ̂ː.liks/ → /oˈmi.liks/ → /oˈmi.liks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ho.mɛ̂ː.liks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)oˈme̝.liks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈmi.liks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈmi.liks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈmi.liks/

Adjective

ὁμῆλιξ • (homêlix) m or f (neuter ὁμῆλιξ); third declension

1. of the same age
2. of the same stature

Declension

Third declension of ὁμῆλῐξ; ὁμῆλῐξ (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὁμῆλῐξ homêlix	ὁμῆλῐξ homêlix		ὁμήλῐκε homḗlike	ὁμήλῐκε homḗlike		ὁμήλῐκες homḗlikes	ὁμήλῐκᾰ homḗlika
Genitive		ὁμήλῐκος homḗlikos	ὁμήλῐκος homḗlikos		ὁμηλῐ́κοιν homēlíkoin	ὁμηλῐ́κοιν homēlíkoin		ὁμηλῐ́κων homēlíkōn	ὁμηλῐ́κων homēlíkōn
Dative		ὁμήλῐκῐ homḗliki	ὁμήλῐκῐ homḗliki		ὁμηλῐ́κοιν homēlíkoin	ὁμηλῐ́κοιν homēlíkoin		ὁμήλῐξῐ / ὁμήλῐξῐν homḗlixi(n)	ὁμήλῐξῐ / ὁμήλῐξῐν homḗlixi(n)
Accusative		ὁμήλῐκᾰ homḗlika	ὁμῆλῐξ homêlix		ὁμήλῐκε homḗlike	ὁμήλῐκε homḗlike		ὁμήλῐκᾰς homḗlikas	ὁμήλῐκᾰ homḗlika
Vocative		ὁμῆλῐξ homêlix	ὁμῆλῐξ homêlix		ὁμήλῐκε homḗlike	ὁμήλῐκε homḗlike		ὁμήλῐκες homḗlikes	ὁμήλῐκᾰ homḗlika
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ὁμηλῐ́κως homēlíkōs			—			—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ὁμηλικίη (homēlikíē)

See also

Ancient Greek correlatives ^(edit)

type	interrogative	indefinite	(medial) demonstrative	proximal demonstrative	distal demonstrative	relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
basic	τίς	τις, ἔνιοι	†ὁ, οὗτος	ὅδε	ἐκεῖνος	ὅς	ὅστις	ὁ αὐτός (αὑτός), ὁμός	ἕτερος, ἄλλος
dual	πότερος	πότερος, ποτερός				ὁπότερος
quality	ποῖος	ποιός	†τοῖος, τοιοῦτος	τοιόσδε		οἷος	ὁποῖος	ὅμοιος	ἑτεροῖος, ἀλλοῖος
quantity	πόσος	ποσός	†τόσος, τοσοῦτος	τοσόσδε		ὅσος	ὁπόσος
manner	πῶς	πως	†τώς, †ὥς, οὕτως	ὧδε		ὡς	ὅπως	ὁμῶς	ἑτέρως, ἄλλως
method, path, place	πῇ	πῃ	τῇ, ταύτῃ	τῇδε	ἐκείνῃ	ᾗ	ὅπῃ		ἄλλῃ
place	ποῦ, †πόθι	που, †ποθι	ἐνταῦθα		ἐκεῖ, ἔνθα, †ἐκεῖθι	οὗ, ἔνθα, †ὅθι	ὅπου, †ὁπόθι	αὐτόθι, ὁμοῦ	ἄλλοθι
source	πόθεν	ποθεν	†τόθεν, ἔνθεν, ἐντεῦθεν	ἐνθένδε	ἐκεῖθεν	ὅθεν	ὁπόθεν	†ὁμόθεν	ἄλλοθεν
destination	ποῖ, †πόσε	ποι	ἔνθα, ἐνταῦθα	ἐνθάδε	ἐκεῖσε	οἷ	ὅποι, †ὁπόσε	αὐτόσε, ὁμόσε	ἄλλοσε
time	πότε, πῆμος	ποτέ, ποτε, τοτέ, ἐνίοτε	τότε, τῆμος	τημόσδε		ὅτε, ἦμος	ὁπότε, †ὁππῆμος	ἅμα	ἄλλοτε
exact time	πηνίκα		†τηνίκα, τηνικαῦτα	τηνικάδε		ἡνίκα	ὁπηνίκα	αὐτίκα
duration of time			τέως			ἕως
size, age	πηλίκος	πηλίκος	†τηλίκος, τηλικοῦτος	τηλικόσδε		ἡλίκος	ὁπηλίκος	ὁμῆλιξ
repetition	ποσάκις, ποσίνδα	ποσάκις	τουτάκις, τοσάκις			†ὁσάκις ὁποσάκις	ὁποσάκις
multiplication	ποσαπλάσιος					ὁσαπλάσιος, ὁσαπλασίων
order	πόστος	ποστός					ὁπόστος
† Forms rarely or never used in Classical Attic prose Relative also used in exclamations; either relative or indefinite relative used in indirect questions.

Further reading

• “ὁμῆλιξ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ὁμῆλιξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ὁμῆλιξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ὁμῆλιξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • age idem, page 18.
  • coeval idem, page 141.
  • companion idem, page 149.
  • compeer idem, page 150.
  • comrade idem, page 154.
  • contemporary idem, page 167.
  • equal idem, page 280.
  • fellow idem, page 314.
  • peer idem, page 602.