ἔντεα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἔντε’ (énte’) — apocopic
ἔντη (éntē) — contracted

Etymology

Unknown. Beside this word, there is ἐντῡ́νω (entū́nō, “to equip, get ready”): as it recalls ἀρτῡ́νω (artū́nō), it may have been built after this verb. A basic noun *ἐντύς (*entús) could be assumed. Connection with ἄνῡμι (ánūmi, “to finish, conclude”) is impossible.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /én.te.a/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈen.te.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈen.te.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈen.te.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈen.de.a/

Noun

ἔντεᾰ • (énteă) n pl (genitive ἐντέων); third declension

armor, weapons, fighting gear
chain mail, corslet
furniture, appliances, tackle, instruments

Declension

Third declension of τᾰ̀ ἔντεᾰ; τῶν ἐντέων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ ἔντεᾰ tằ énteă
Genitive	τῶν ἐντέων tôn entéōn
Dative	τοῖς ἔντεσῐ / ἔντεσῐν toîs éntesĭ(n)
Accusative	τᾰ̀ ἔντεᾰ tằ énteă
Vocative	ἔντεᾰ énteă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐντεσῐεργός (entesĭergós)
ἐντεσῐμήστωρ (entesĭmḗstōr)

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“ἔντεα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
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ἔντεα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἔντεα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἔντεα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
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