Ἐχῖναι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἐχῑνᾰ́δες (Ekhīnádes) — common

Etymology

Feminine plural of ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, sea urchin”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.kʰîː.nai̯/ → /eˈçi.nɛ/ → /eˈçi.ne/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.kʰîː.nai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈkʰi.nɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈçi.nɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈçi.ne/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈçi.ne/

Proper noun

Ἐχῖναι • (Ekhînai) f pl (genitive Ἐχῑνῶν); first declension

1. Echinades (islands in the Ionian Sea)
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.625–626:

     Ἐχῑνᾱ́ων θ̓ ῐ̔ερᾱ́ων νήσων,
     αἳ ναίουσῐ πέρην ᾰ̔λὸς Ἤλῐδος ᾰ̓́ντᾰ

     Ekhīnā́ōn th hierā́ōn nḗsōn,
     haì naíousi pérēn halòs Ḗlidos ánta

   • 407 BCE, Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 286–287:

     τᾰ̀ς Ἐχῑ́νᾱς λῐπὼν
     νήσους ναυβᾰ́ταις ᾰ̓προσφόρους.

     tàs Ekhī́nās lipṑn
     nḗsous naubátais aprosphórous.

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Ἐχῖναι; τῶν Ἐχῑνῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Ἐχῖναι hai Ekhînai
Genitive	τῶν Ἐχῑνῶν tôn Ekhīnôn
Dative	ταῖς Ἐχῑ́ναις taîs Ekhī́nais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Ἐχῑ́νᾱς tā̀s Ekhī́nās
Vocative	Ἐχῖναι Ekhînai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of Ἐχῖναι; Ἐχῑνᾱ́ων (Epic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	Ἐχῖναι Ekhînai
Genitive	Ἐχῑνᾱ́ων / Ἐχῑνέ͜ων / Ἐχῑνῶν Ekhīnā́ōn / Ekhīné͜ōn / Ekhīnôn
Dative	Ἐχῑ́νῃσῐ / Ἐχῑ́νῃσῐν / Ἐχῑ́νῃς / Ἐχῑ́ναις Ekhī́nēisi(n) / Ekhī́nēis / Ekhī́nais
Accusative	Ἐχῑ́νᾱς Ekhī́nās
Vocative	Ἐχῖναι Ekhînai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “Ἐχῖναι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press