ἔλεγχος

Ancient Greek

From ἐλέγχω (elénkhō) +‎ -ος (-os).^[1]

ἔλεγχος • (élenkhos) n (genitive ἐλέγχους); third declension

Third declension of τὸ ἔλεγχος; τοῦ ἐλέγχους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἔλεγχος tò élenkhos	τὼ ἐλέγχει tṑ elénkhei	τᾰ̀ ἐλέγχη tằ elénkhē
Genitive	τοῦ ἐλέγχους toû elénkhous	τοῖν ἐλεγχοῖν toîn elenkhoîn	τῶν ἐλεγχῶν tôn elenkhôn
Dative	τῷ ἐλέγχει tōî elénkhei	τοῖν ἐλεγχοῖν toîn elenkhoîn	τοῖς ἐλέγχεσῐ / ἐλέγχεσῐν toîs elénkhesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἔλεγχος tò élenkhos	τὼ ἐλέγχει tṑ elénkhei	τᾰ̀ ἐλέγχη tằ elénkhē
Vocative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχει elénkhei	ἐλέγχη elénkhē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἔλεγχος; ἐλέγχεος / ἐλέγχευς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχεε / ἐλέγχει elénkhee / elénkhei	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkheă
Genitive	ἐλέγχεος / ἐλέγχευς elénkheos / elénkheus	ἐλεγχέοιῐ̈ν elenkhéoiĭ̈n	ἐλεγχέων elenkhéōn
Dative	ἐλέγχεῐ̈ / ἐλέγχει elénkheĭ̈ / elénkhei	ἐλεγχέοιῐ̈ν elenkhéoiĭ̈n	ἐλέγχεσῐ / ἐλέγχεσῐν / ἐλέγχεσσῐ / ἐλέγχεσσῐν / ἐλεγχέεσσῐ / ἐλεγχέεσσῐν elénkhesĭ(n) / elénkhessĭ(n) / elenkhéessĭ(n)
Accusative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχεε / ἐλέγχει elénkhee / elénkhei	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkheă
Vocative	ἔλεγχος élenkhos	ἐλέγχεε / ἐλέγχει elénkhee / elénkhei	ἐλέγχεᾰ elénkheă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἐλέγχω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404: “DER > To 1. ἔλεγχος”

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- confutation idem, page 159.
- conviction idem, page 173.
- cross-examination idem, page 185.
- demonstration idem, page 210.
- disproof idem, page 237.
- examination idem, page 287.
- inquiry idem, page 443.
- interrogation idem, page 452.
- probation idem, page 643.
- proof idem, page 653.
- question idem, page 665.
- refutation idem, page 686.
- test idem, page 863.
- trial idem, page 893.
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