ἐγχείη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the same root as ἔγχος (énkhos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eŋ.kʰěː.ɛː/ → /eɲˈçi.i/ → /eɲˈçi.i/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eŋ.kʰěː.ɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eŋˈkʰi.e̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɲˈçi.i/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eɲˈçi.i/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eɲˈçi.i/

Noun

ἐγχείη • (enkheíē) f (genitive ἐγχείης); first declension

1. (Epic) spear (long stick with a sharp tip)

Declension

First declension of ἐγχείη; ἐγχείης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἐγχείη enkheíē	ἐγχείᾱ enkheíā	ἐγχεῖαι enkheîai
Genitive	ἐγχείης enkheíēs	ἐγχείαιν / ἐγχείαιῐν / ἐγχείῃῐν enkheíai(ĭ)n / enkheíēiĭn	ἐγχειᾱ́ων / ἐγχειέ͜ων / ἐγχειῶν enkheiā́ōn / enkheié͜ōn / enkheiôn
Dative	ἐγχείῃ enkheíēi	ἐγχείαιν / ἐγχείαιῐν / ἐγχείῃῐν enkheíai(ĭ)n / enkheíēiĭn	ἐγχείῃσῐ / ἐγχείῃσῐν / ἐγχείῃς / ἐγχείαις enkheíēisĭ(n) / enkheíēis / enkheíais
Accusative	ἐγχείην enkheíēn	ἐγχείᾱ enkheíā	ἐγχείᾱς enkheíās
Vocative	ἐγχείη enkheíē	ἐγχείᾱ enkheíā	ἐγχεῖαι enkheîai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἐγχείη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐγχείη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐγχείη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἐγχείη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἐγχείη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press