αὔσπιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin auspex.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɸs.piks/ → /ˈafs.piks/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈaʍs.piks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaɸs.piks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈafs.piks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈafs.piks/

Noun

αὔσπῐξ • (aúspix) m (genitive αὔσπῐκος); third declension (Koine)

1. auspex, augur, a Roman diviner

   Synonym: αὔγουρ (aúgour)

   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.281a:

     Διὰ τί τῶν ἐπ' οἰωνοῖς ἱερέων, οὓς Αὔσπικας πρότερον, Αὔγουρας δὲ νῦν καλοῦσιν, ᾤοντο δεῖν ἀεὶ τοὺς λαμπτῆρας ἀνεῳγμένους εἶναι, καὶ τὸ πῶμα μὴ ἐπικεῖσθαι;

     Dià tí tôn ep' oiōnoîs hieréōn, hoùs Aúspikas próteron, Aúgouras dè nûn kaloûsin, ṓionto deîn aeì toùs lamptêras aneōigménous eînai, kaì tò pôma mḕ epikeîsthai?

     Why did they think that the priests that take the omens from birds, whom they formerly called Auspices, but now Augures, should always keep their lanterns open and put no cover on them?

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ αὔσπῐξ; τοῦ αὔσπῐκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ αὔσπῐξ ho aúspix	τὼ αὔσπῐκε tṑ aúspike	οἱ αὔσπῐκες hoi aúspikes
Genitive	τοῦ αὔσπῐκος toû aúspikos	τοῖν αὐσπῐ́κοιν toîn auspíkoin	τῶν αὐσπῐ́κων tôn auspíkōn
Dative	τῷ αὔσπῐκῐ tôi aúspiki	τοῖν αὐσπῐ́κοιν toîn auspíkoin	τοῖς αὔσπῐξῐ / αὔσπῐξῐν toîs aúspixi(n)
Accusative	τὸν αὔσπῐκᾰ tòn aúspika	τὼ αὔσπῐκε tṑ aúspike	τοὺς αὔσπῐκᾰς toùs aúspikas
Vocative	αὔσπῐξ aúspix	αὔσπῐκε aúspike	αὔσπῐκες aúspikes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• αὔσπιξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)