Ἑκαταῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἑκᾰ́τη (Hekắtē) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /he.ka.tâi̯.os/ → /e.kaˈtɛ.os/ → /e.kaˈte.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.ka.tâi̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.kaˈtɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.kaˈtɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.kaˈte.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.kaˈte.os/

Adjective

Ἑκᾰταῖος • (Hekătaîos) m (feminine Ἑκᾰταίᾱ, neuter Ἑκᾰταῖον); first/second declension

1. (hapax) of Hecate
   • 497 BCE – 405 BCE, Sophocles, Fragments 734

Inflection

First and second declension of Ἑκᾰταῖος; Ἑκᾰταίᾱ; Ἑκᾰταῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Ἑκᾰταῖος Hekătaîos	Ἑκᾰταίᾱ Hekătaíā	Ἑκᾰταῖον Hekătaîon		Ἑκᾰταίω Hekătaíō	Ἑκᾰταίᾱ Hekătaíā	Ἑκᾰταίω Hekătaíō		Ἑκᾰταῖοι Hekătaîoi	Ἑκᾰταῖαι Hekătaîai	Ἑκᾰταῖᾰ Hekătaîă
Genitive		Ἑκᾰταίου Hekătaíou	Ἑκᾰταίᾱς Hekătaíās	Ἑκᾰταίου Hekătaíou		Ἑκᾰταίοιν Hekătaíoin	Ἑκᾰταίαιν Hekătaíain	Ἑκᾰταίοιν Hekătaíoin		Ἑκᾰταίων Hekătaíōn	Ἑκᾰταίων Hekătaíōn	Ἑκᾰταίων Hekătaíōn
Dative		Ἑκᾰταίῳ Hekătaíōi	Ἑκᾰταίᾳ Hekătaíāi	Ἑκᾰταίῳ Hekătaíōi		Ἑκᾰταίοιν Hekătaíoin	Ἑκᾰταίαιν Hekătaíain	Ἑκᾰταίοιν Hekătaíoin		Ἑκᾰταίοις Hekătaíois	Ἑκᾰταίαις Hekătaíais	Ἑκᾰταίοις Hekătaíois
Accusative		Ἑκᾰταῖον Hekătaîon	Ἑκᾰταίᾱν Hekătaíān	Ἑκᾰταῖον Hekătaîon		Ἑκᾰταίω Hekătaíō	Ἑκᾰταίᾱ Hekătaíā	Ἑκᾰταίω Hekătaíō		Ἑκᾰταίους Hekătaíous	Ἑκᾰταίᾱς Hekătaíās	Ἑκᾰταῖᾰ Hekătaîă
Vocative		Ἑκᾰταῖε Hekătaîe	Ἑκᾰταίᾱ Hekătaíā	Ἑκᾰταῖον Hekătaîon		Ἑκᾰταίω Hekătaíō	Ἑκᾰταίᾱ Hekătaíā	Ἑκᾰταίω Hekătaíō		Ἑκᾰταῖοι Hekătaîoi	Ἑκᾰταῖαι Hekătaîai	Ἑκᾰταῖᾰ Hekătaîă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Ἑκᾰταίως Hekătaíōs				Ἑκᾰταιότερος Hekătaióteros				Ἑκᾰταιότᾰτος Hekătaiótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Proper noun

Ἑκᾰταῖος • (Hekătaîos) m (genitive Ἑκᾰταίου); second declension

1. Hecataeus
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 5.36.2

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἑκᾰταῖος; τοῦ Ἑκᾰταίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἑκᾰταῖος ho Hekătaîos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἑκᾰταίου toû Hekătaíou
Dative	τῷ Ἑκᾰταίῳ tôi Hekătaíōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἑκᾰταῖον tòn Hekătaîon
Vocative	Ἑκᾰταῖε Hekătaîe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Εκαταίος (Ekataíos)
• Latin: Hecataeus

References

• “Ἑκαταῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ἑκαταῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Ἑκαταῖος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἑκαταῖος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012