ἡρωϊκός

See also: ηρωικός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἡροϊκός (hēroïkós)

Etymology

From ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.rɔː.i.kós/ → /i.ro.iˈkos/ → /i.ro.iˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.rɔː.i.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.ro.iˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.ro.iˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.ro.iˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.ro.iˈkos/

Adjective

ἡρωϊκός • (hērōïkós) m (feminine ἡρωϊκή, neuter ἡρωϊκόν); first/second declension

1. of the heroes
   1. of or for a hero, heroic
   2. epic verse

Inflection

First and second declension of ἡρωῐ̈κός; ἡρωῐ̈κή; ἡρωῐ̈κόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἡρωῐ̈κός hērōĭ̈kós	ἡρωῐ̈κή hērōĭ̈kḗ	ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón		ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ hērōĭ̈kā́	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ		ἡρωῐ̈κοί hērōĭ̈koí	ἡρωῐ̈καί hērōĭ̈kaí	ἡρωῐ̈κᾰ́ hērōĭ̈kắ
Genitive		ἡρωῐ̈κοῦ hērōĭ̈koû	ἡρωῐ̈κῆς hērōĭ̈kês	ἡρωῐ̈κοῦ hērōĭ̈koû		ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn	ἡρωῐ̈καῖν hērōĭ̈kaîn	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn		ἡρωῐ̈κῶν hērōĭ̈kôn	ἡρωῐ̈κῶν hērōĭ̈kôn	ἡρωῐ̈κῶν hērōĭ̈kôn
Dative		ἡρωῐ̈κῷ hērōĭ̈kôi	ἡρωῐ̈κῇ hērōĭ̈kêi	ἡρωῐ̈κῷ hērōĭ̈kôi		ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn	ἡρωῐ̈καῖν hērōĭ̈kaîn	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn		ἡρωῐ̈κοῖς hērōĭ̈koîs	ἡρωῐ̈καῖς hērōĭ̈kaîs	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖς hērōĭ̈koîs
Accusative		ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón	ἡρωῐ̈κήν hērōĭ̈kḗn	ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón		ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ hērōĭ̈kā́	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ		ἡρωῐ̈κούς hērōĭ̈koús	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ς hērōĭ̈kā́s	ἡρωῐ̈κᾰ́ hērōĭ̈kắ
Vocative		ἡρωῐ̈κέ hērōĭ̈ké	ἡρωῐ̈κή hērōĭ̈kḗ	ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón		ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ hērōĭ̈kā́	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ		ἡρωῐ̈κοί hērōĭ̈koí	ἡρωῐ̈καί hērōĭ̈kaí	ἡρωῐ̈κᾰ́ hērōĭ̈kắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἡρωῐ̈κῶς hērōĭ̈kôs				ἡρωῐ̈κώτερος hērōĭ̈kṓteros				ἡρωῐ̈κώτᾰτος hērōĭ̈kṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Greek: ηρωικός (iroïkós) (learned)
• → Latin: heroicus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “ἡρωϊκός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἡρωϊκός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette