ὄχεα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Byform of ὄχος (ókhos), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move, drive”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ó.kʰe.a/ → /ˈo.çe.a/ → /ˈo.çe.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ó.kʰe.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈo.kʰe.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.çe.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈo.çe.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.çe.a/

Noun

ὄχεα • (ókhea) n pl (genitive ὀχέων); ? declension

1. (Epic, plural only) a chariot

Declension

Third declension of ὄχεᾰ; ὀχέων (Epic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	ὄχεᾰ ókhea
Genitive	ὀχέων okhéōn
Dative	ὄχεσφι / ὄχεσφιν ókhesphi(n)
Accusative	ὄχεᾰ ókhea
Vocative	ὄχεᾰ ókhea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ὄχεα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press