ἑτεραλκής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἕτερος (héteros, “other”) +‎ ἀλκή (alkḗ, “force, strength”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /he.te.ral.kɛ̌ːs/ → /e.te.ralˈcis/ → /e.te.ralˈcis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.te.ral.kɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.te.ralˈke̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.te.ralˈcis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.te.ralˈcis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.te.ralˈcis/

Adjective

ἑτεραλκής • (heteralkḗs) m or f (neuter ἑτεραλκές); third declension

1. giving strength to the opposite side (i.e. the side that was previously losing, in battle)

Declension

Third declension of ἑτερᾰλκής; ἑτερᾰλκές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑτερᾰλκής heterălkḗs	ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî		ἑτερᾰλκεῖς heterălkeîs	ἑτερᾰλκῆ heterălkê
Genitive		ἑτερᾰλκοῦς heterălkoûs	ἑτερᾰλκοῦς heterălkoûs		ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn	ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn		ἑτερᾰλκῶν heterălkôn	ἑτερᾰλκῶν heterălkôn
Dative		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî		ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn	ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn		ἑτερᾰλκέσῐ / ἑτερᾰλκέσῐν heterălkésĭ(n)	ἑτερᾰλκέσῐ / ἑτερᾰλκέσῐν heterălkésĭ(n)
Accusative		ἑτερᾰλκῆ heterălkê	ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî		ἑτερᾰλκεῖς heterălkeîs	ἑτερᾰλκῆ heterălkê
Vocative		ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés	ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ heterălkeî		ἑτερᾰλκεῖς heterălkeîs	ἑτερᾰλκῆ heterălkê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἑτερᾰλκῶς heterălkôs			ἑτερᾰλκέστερος heterălkésteros			ἑτερᾰλκέστᾰτος heterălkéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἑτερᾰλκής; ἑτερᾰλκές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑτερᾰλκής heterălkḗs	ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέε heterălkeî / heterălkée	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέε heterălkeî / heterălkée		ἑτερᾰλκεῖς / ἑτερᾰλκέες heterălkeîs / heterălkées	ἑτερᾰλκέᾰ heterălkéă
Genitive		ἑτερᾰλκέος / ἑτερᾰλκεῦς heterălkéos / heterălkeûs	ἑτερᾰλκέος / ἑτερᾰλκεῦς heterălkéos / heterălkeûs		ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn	ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn		ἑτερᾰλκέων heterălkéōn	ἑτερᾰλκέων heterălkéōn
Dative		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέῐ̈ heterălkeî / heterălkéĭ̈	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέῐ̈ heterălkeî / heterălkéĭ̈		ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn	ἑτερᾰλκοῖν heterălkoîn		ἑτερᾰλκέσῐ / ἑτερᾰλκέσῐν heterălkésĭ(n)	ἑτερᾰλκέσῐ / ἑτερᾰλκέσῐν heterălkésĭ(n)
Accusative		ἑτερᾰλκέᾰ heterălkéă	ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέε heterălkeî / heterălkée	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέε heterălkeî / heterălkée		ἑτερᾰλκέᾰς heterălkéăs	ἑτερᾰλκέᾰ heterălkéă
Vocative		ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés	ἑτερᾰλκές heterălkés		ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέε heterălkeî / heterălkée	ἑτερᾰλκεῖ / ἑτερᾰλκέε heterălkeî / heterălkée		ἑτερᾰλκεῖς / ἑτερᾰλκέες heterălkeîs / heterălkées	ἑτερᾰλκέᾰ heterălkéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἑτερᾰλκέως heterălkéōs			ἑτερᾰλκέστερος heterălkésteros			ἑτερᾰλκέστᾰτος heterălkéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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