βάκηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the word is probably of Anatolian origin, perhaps originally Pre-Greek. He proceeds to compare synonymous κάβηλος (kábēlos) and κάληβος (kálēbos), both found in the lexicon of Hesychius of Alexandria.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bá.kɛː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ke̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβa.ci.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ci.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ci.los/

Noun

βᾰ́κηλος • (bắkēlos) m (genitive βᾰκήλου); second declension

gallus, one of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia that typically castrated themselves
Synonym: γᾰ́λλος (gắllos)
(by extension) any effeminate or womanish man

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βᾰ́κηλος; τοῦ βᾰκήλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βᾰ́κηλος ho bắkēlos	τὼ βᾰκήλω tṑ băkḗlō	οἱ βᾰ́κηλοι hoi bắkēloi
Genitive	τοῦ βᾰκήλου toû băkḗlou	τοῖν βᾰκήλοιν toîn băkḗloin	τῶν βᾰκήλων tôn băkḗlōn
Dative	τῷ βᾰκήλῳ tōî băkḗlōi	τοῖν βᾰκήλοιν toîn băkḗloin	τοῖς βᾰκήλοις toîs băkḗlois
Accusative	τὸν βᾰ́κηλον tòn bắkēlon	τὼ βᾰκήλω tṑ băkḗlō	τοὺς βᾰκήλους toùs băkḗlous
Vocative	βᾰ́κηλε bắkēle	βᾰκήλω băkḗlō	βᾰ́κηλοι bắkēloi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

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