μῆχος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• μᾶχος (mâkhos) — Doric

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”). See also Μάγος (Mágos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̂ː.kʰos/ → /ˈmi.xos/ → /ˈmi.xos/

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

Noun

μῆχος • (mêkhos) n (genitive μήχους or μήχεος); third declension

1. means, expedient, remedy

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ μῆχος; τοῦ μήχους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει tṑ mḗkhei	τᾰ̀ μήχη tà mḗkhē
Genitive	τοῦ μήχους toû mḗkhous	τοῖν μηχοῖν toîn mēkhoîn	τῶν μηχῶν tôn mēkhôn
Dative	τῷ μήχει tôi mḗkhei	τοῖν μηχοῖν toîn mēkhoîn	τοῖς μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν toîs mḗkhesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει tṑ mḗkhei	τᾰ̀ μήχη tà mḗkhē
Vocative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει mḗkhei	μήχη mḗkhē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of μῆχος; μήχεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkhea
Genitive	μήχεος / μήχευς mḗkheos / mḗkheus	μηχέοιν mēkhéoin	μηχέων mēkhéōn
Dative	μήχει / μήχεῐ̈ mḗkhei / mḗkheï	μηχέοιν mēkhéoin	μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν mḗkhesi(n)
Accusative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkhea
Vocative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkhea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ μῆχος; τοῦ μήχεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει / μήχεε tṑ mḗkhei / mḗkhee	τᾰ̀ μήχεᾰ tà mḗkhea
Genitive	τοῦ μήχεος / μήχευς toû mḗkheos / mḗkheus	τοῖν μηχέοιν toîn mēkhéoin	τῶν μηχέων tôn mēkhéōn
Dative	τῷ μήχει / μήχεῐ̈ tôi mḗkhei / mḗkheï	τοῖν μηχέοιν toîn mēkhéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν μήχεσῐ / μήχεσῐν toîsi(n) mḗkhesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ μῆχος tò mêkhos	τὼ μήχει / μήχεε tṑ mḗkhei / mḗkhee	τᾰ̀ μήχεᾰ tà mḗkhea
Vocative	μῆχος mêkhos	μήχει / μήχεε mḗkhei / mḗkhee	μήχεᾰ mḗkhea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

• μηχανή (mēkhanḗ)

Further reading

• “μῆχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• μῆχος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette