ἔξοχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐξέχω (exékhō, “to stand out”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ék.so.kʰos/ → /ˈek.so.xos/ → /ˈek.so.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ék.so.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈek.so.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈek.so.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈek.so.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈek.so.xos/

Adjective

ἔξοχος • (éxokhos) m or f (neuter ἔξοχον); second declension

1. prominent, eminent

Usage notes

• The accusative plural ἔξοχα (éxokha) is sometimes used adverbially (e.g. in Homer) to mean "by far", whence the back-formation ὄχα (ókha).

Declension

Second declension of ἔξοχος; ἔξοχον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἔξοχος éxokhos	ἔξοχον éxokhon		ἐξόχω exókhō	ἐξόχω exókhō		ἔξοχοι éxokhoi	ἔξοχᾰ éxokhă
Genitive		ἐξόχου exókhou	ἐξόχου exókhou		ἐξόχοιν exókhoin	ἐξόχοιν exókhoin		ἐξόχων exókhōn	ἐξόχων exókhōn
Dative		ἐξόχῳ exókhōi	ἐξόχῳ exókhōi		ἐξόχοιν exókhoin	ἐξόχοιν exókhoin		ἐξόχοις exókhois	ἐξόχοις exókhois
Accusative		ἔξοχον éxokhon	ἔξοχον éxokhon		ἐξόχω exókhō	ἐξόχω exókhō		ἐξόχους exókhous	ἔξοχᾰ éxokhă
Vocative		ἔξοχε éxokhe	ἔξοχον éxokhon		ἐξόχω exókhō	ἐξόχω exókhō		ἔξοχοι éxokhoi	ἔξοχᾰ éxokhă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἔξοχα / ἔξοχον éxokha / éxokhon			ἐξοχώτερος exokhṓteros			ἐξοχώτᾰτος exokhṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐξοχία (exokhía , “prominence, eminence”)
• ὄχα (ókha , “by far”)

Further reading

• “ἔξοχος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἔξοχος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἔξοχος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • best idem, page 75.
  • brilliant idem, page 98.
  • distinguished idem, page 241.
  • eminent idem, page 268.
  • especial idem, page 282.
  • exceeding idem, page 288.
  • extraordinary idem, page 297.
  • glorious idem, page 363.
  • incomparable idem, page 429.
  • magnificent idem, page 507.
  • matchless idem, page 517.
  • peerless idem, page 602.
  • pre-eminent idem, page 634.
  • rare idem, page 672.
  • remarkable idem, page 692.
  • resplendent idem, page 704.
  • signal idem, page 775.
  • singular idem, page 779.
  • special idem, page 799.
  • striking idem, page 825.
  • superlative idem, page 839.
  • surpassing idem, page 844.
  • transcendent idem, page 888.
  • uncommon idem, page 910.
  • unequalled idem, page 916.
  • unexampled idem, page 917.
  • unique idem, page 922.
  • unmatched idem, page 925.
  • unparalleled idem, page 927.
  • unrivalled idem, page 930.
  • unsurpassed idem, page 933.
• ἔξοχος, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011