ποδάρκης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πούς (poús, “foot”) +‎ ἀρκέω (arkéō, “run to assist”) +‎ -ης (-ēs, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /po.dár.kɛːs/ → /poˈðar.cis/ → /poˈðar.cis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /po.dár.kɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /poˈdar.ke̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /poˈðar.cis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /poˈðar.cis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /poˈðar.cis/

Adjective

ποδάρκης • (podárkēs) m or f (neuter ποδάρκες); third declension

1. (Homeric epithet of Achilles) succouring with the feet, running to the rescue: swift-footed
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.121:

     Τὸν δ’ ἠμείβετ’ ἔπειτα ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς·

     Tòn d’ ēmeíbet’ épeita podárkēs dîos Akhilleús;

     Then swift-footed divine Achilles answered him:

2. having swift runners
   • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Olympian Ode 13.38
   • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Pythian Ode 5.33
3. (rare) assisting the foot
   • 129 CE – 216 CE, Galen, 13 1021

Declension

Third declension of ποδᾰ́ρκης; πόδᾰρκες (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ποδᾰ́ρκης podắrkēs	πόδᾰρκες pódărkes		ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei	ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei		ποδᾰ́ρκεις podắrkeis	ποδᾰ́ρκη podắrkē
Genitive		ποδᾰ́ρκους podắrkous	ποδᾰ́ρκους podắrkous		ποδᾰ́ρκοιν podắrkoin	ποδᾰ́ρκοιν podắrkoin		ποδᾰ́ρκων podắrkōn	ποδᾰ́ρκων podắrkōn
Dative		ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei	ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei		ποδᾰ́ρκοιν podắrkoin	ποδᾰ́ρκοιν podắrkoin		ποδᾰ́ρκεσῐ / ποδᾰ́ρκεσῐν podắrkesĭ(n)	ποδᾰ́ρκεσῐ / ποδᾰ́ρκεσῐν podắrkesĭ(n)
Accusative		ποδᾰ́ρκη podắrkē	πόδᾰρκες pódărkes		ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei	ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei		ποδᾰ́ρκεις podắrkeis	ποδᾰ́ρκη podắrkē
Vocative		πόδᾰρκες pódărkes	πόδᾰρκες pódărkes		ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei	ποδᾰ́ρκει podắrkei		ποδᾰ́ρκεις podắrkeis	ποδᾰ́ρκη podắrkē
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ποδᾰ́ρκως podắrkōs			ποδᾰρκέστερος podărkésteros			ποδᾰρκέστᾰτος podărkéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ποδάρκης (Podárkēs, proper name)

References

• ποδάρκης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ποδάρκης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press