πῶϋ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *poh₂yu, from *peh₂- (“to protect”), whence also ποιμήν (poimḗn, “shepherd; herdsmen”). Cognate with Sanskrit पायु (pāyú, “guard; protector”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῶῠ̈ • (pôŭ̈) n (genitive πώεος); third declension

  1. flock of sheep
    • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 3.198:
      ἀρνειῷ μιν ἔγωγε ἐΐσκω πηγεσιμάλλῳ,
      ὅς τ᾽ οἰῶν μέγα πῶϋ διέρχεται ἀργεννάων.
      arneiōî min égōge eḯskō pēgesimállōi,
      hós t’ oiôn méga pôü diérkhetai argennáōn.
      Like a ram he seemeth to me, a ram of thick fleece,
      that paceth through a great flock of white ewes.

Declension

Third declension of πῶῠ̈; πώεος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative πῶῠ̈
pôŭ̈ 		πώεε / πώει
pṓee / pṓei 		πώεᾰ
pṓeă
Genitive πώεος
pṓeos 		πωέοιῐ̈ν
pōéoiĭ̈n 		πώεων
pṓeōn
Dative πώεῐ̈ / πώει
pṓeĭ̈ / pṓei 		πωέοιῐ̈ν
pōéoiĭ̈n 		πώεσῐ / πώεσῐν / πωέεσσῐ / πωέεσσῐν
pṓesĭ(n) / pōéessĭ(n)
Accusative πῶῠ̈
pôŭ̈ 		πώεε / πώει
pṓee / pṓei 		πώεᾰ
pṓeă
Vocative πῶῠ̈
pôŭ̈ 		πώεε / πώει
pṓee / pṓei 		πώεᾰ
pṓeă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

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