ἑκηβόλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἑκᾱβόλος (hekābólos) — Doric
ἑκατηβόλος (hekatēbólos)

Etymology

From either ἑκάς (hekás) or ἑκών (hekṓn) +‎ βόλος (bólos). Beekes thinks that the latter is correct but that Homer treats it as if it were the former.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.kɛː.bó.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.ke̝ˈbo.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.ciˈβo.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.ciˈvo.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.ciˈvo.los/

Noun

ἑκηβόλος • (hekēbólos) m (genitive ἑκηβόλου); second declension

(poetic) sharpshooter, sniper (epithet of Apollo)

Inflection

Second declension of ἑκηβόλος; ἑκηβόλοιο / ἑκηβόλοο / ἑκηβόλου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἑκηβόλος hekēbólos	ἑκηβόλω hekēbólō	ἑκηβόλοι hekēbóloi
Genitive	ἑκηβόλοιο / ἑκηβόλοο / ἑκηβόλου hekēbóloio / hekēbóloo / hekēbólou	ἑκηβόλοιῐ̈ν hekēbóloiĭ̈n	ἑκηβόλων hekēbólōn
Dative	ἑκηβόλῳ hekēbólōi	ἑκηβόλοιῐ̈ν hekēbóloiĭ̈n	ἑκηβόλοισῐ / ἑκηβόλοισῐν / ἑκηβόλοις hekēbóloisĭ(n) / hekēbólois
Accusative	ἑκηβόλον hekēbólon	ἑκηβόλω hekēbólō	ἑκηβόλους hekēbólous
Vocative	ἑκηβόλε hekēbóle	ἑκηβόλω hekēbólō	ἑκηβόλοι hekēbóloi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.