ἐπικός

See also: επικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἔπος (épos, “story”, “song”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.kós/ → /e.piˈkos/ → /e.piˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈkos/

Adjective

ἐπῐκός • (epĭkós) m (feminine ἐπῐκή, neuter ἐπῐκόν); first/second declension

1. epic

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐπῐκός; ἐπῐκή; ἐπῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐκός epĭkós	ἐπῐκή epĭkḗ	ἐπῐκόν epĭkón		ἐπῐκώ epĭkṓ	ἐπῐκᾱ́ epĭkā́	ἐπῐκώ epĭkṓ		ἐπῐκοί epĭkoí	ἐπῐκαί epĭkaí	ἐπῐκᾰ́ epĭkắ
Genitive		ἐπῐκοῦ epĭkoû	ἐπῐκῆς epĭkês	ἐπῐκοῦ epĭkoû		ἐπῐκοῖν epĭkoîn	ἐπῐκαῖν epĭkaîn	ἐπῐκοῖν epĭkoîn		ἐπῐκῶν epĭkôn	ἐπῐκῶν epĭkôn	ἐπῐκῶν epĭkôn
Dative		ἐπῐκῷ epĭkôi	ἐπῐκῇ epĭkêi	ἐπῐκῷ epĭkôi		ἐπῐκοῖν epĭkoîn	ἐπῐκαῖν epĭkaîn	ἐπῐκοῖν epĭkoîn		ἐπῐκοῖς epĭkoîs	ἐπῐκαῖς epĭkaîs	ἐπῐκοῖς epĭkoîs
Accusative		ἐπῐκόν epĭkón	ἐπῐκήν epĭkḗn	ἐπῐκόν epĭkón		ἐπῐκώ epĭkṓ	ἐπῐκᾱ́ epĭkā́	ἐπῐκώ epĭkṓ		ἐπῐκούς epĭkoús	ἐπῐκᾱ́ς epĭkā́s	ἐπῐκᾰ́ epĭkắ
Vocative		ἐπῐκέ epĭké	ἐπῐκή epĭkḗ	ἐπῐκόν epĭkón		ἐπῐκώ epĭkṓ	ἐπῐκᾱ́ epĭkā́	ἐπῐκώ epĭkṓ		ἐπῐκοί epĭkoí	ἐπῐκαί epĭkaí	ἐπῐκᾰ́ epĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐπῐκῶς epĭkôs				ἐπῐκώτερος epĭkṓteros				ἐπῐκώτᾰτος epĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Danish: episk
• Latin: epicus (see there for further descendants)
• Norwegian: episk
• Russian: эпи́ческий (epíčeskij)