μῶλαξ

Ancient Greek

From Lydian, attested as a Hesychian gloss; probably related to Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒄴𒆷𒀸 (māḫlaš, “grapevine”).

μῶλᾱ̆ξ • (môlā̆x) m (genitive μώλᾱ̆κος); third declension

a type of wine drunk by the Lydians when swearing oaths
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι Μ:
  μῶλαξ· εἶδος οἴνου. οἱ δὲ τὸ ἐν τοῖς ὁρκίοις σπενδόμενον, ἀπὸ τοῦ Τμώλου. ὥς τινες Λυδοὶ τὸν οἶνον
  môlax; eîdos oínou. hoi dè tò en toîs horkíois spendómenon, apò toû Tmṓlou. hṓs tines Ludoì tòn oînon
  môlax: Kind of wine. What they [call] the kind poured out in oaths, [named] after "Tmolos". What some Lydians [call] wine.

Third declension of ὁ μῶλᾱ̆ξ; τοῦ μώλᾱ̆κος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μῶλᾱ̆ξ ho môlā̆x	τὼ μώλᾱ̆κε tṑ mṓlā̆ke	οἱ μώλᾱ̆κες hoi mṓlā̆kes
Genitive	τοῦ μώλᾱ̆κος toû mṓlā̆kos	τοῖν μωλᾱ̆́κοιν toîn mōlā̆́koin	τῶν μωλᾱ̆́κων tôn mōlā̆́kōn
Dative	τῷ μώλᾱ̆κῐ tōî mṓlā̆kĭ	τοῖν μωλᾱ̆́κοιν toîn mōlā̆́koin	τοῖς μώλᾱ̆ξῐ / μώλᾱ̆ξῐν toîs mṓlā̆xĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν μώλᾱ̆κᾰ tòn mṓlā̆kă	τὼ μώλᾱ̆κε tṑ mṓlā̆ke	τοὺς μώλᾱ̆κᾰς toùs mṓlā̆kăs
Vocative	μῶλᾱ̆ξ môlā̆x	μώλᾱ̆κε mṓlā̆ke	μώλᾱ̆κες mṓlā̆kes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.