ἡρωϊκός

See also: ηρωικός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἡροῐ̈κός (hēroĭ̈kós) — poetic
ἡρώῐ̈ος (hērṓĭ̈os), ἡρόῐ̈ος (hēróĭ̈os) — Doric

Etymology

From ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.rɔː.i.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.ro.iˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.ro.iˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.ro.iˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.ro.iˈkos/

Adjective

ἡρωῐ̈κός • (hērōĭ̈kós) m (feminine ἡρωῐ̈κή, neuter ἡρωῐ̈κόν); first/second declension

of the heroes
1. of or for a hero, heroic
2. epic verse

Declension

First and second declension of ἡρωῐ̈κός; ἡρωῐ̈κή; ἡρωῐ̈κόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἡρωῐ̈κός hērōĭ̈kós	ἡρωῐ̈κή hērōĭ̈kḗ	ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ hērōĭ̈kā́	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κοί hērōĭ̈koí	ἡρωῐ̈καί hērōĭ̈kaí	ἡρωῐ̈κᾰ́ hērōĭ̈kắ
Genitive	ἡρωῐ̈κοῦ hērōĭ̈koû	ἡρωῐ̈κῆς hērōĭ̈kês	ἡρωῐ̈κοῦ hērōĭ̈koû	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn	ἡρωῐ̈καῖν hērōĭ̈kaîn	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn	ἡρωῐ̈κῶν hērōĭ̈kôn	ἡρωῐ̈κῶν hērōĭ̈kôn	ἡρωῐ̈κῶν hērōĭ̈kôn
Dative	ἡρωῐ̈κῷ hērōĭ̈kōî	ἡρωῐ̈κῇ hērōĭ̈kēî	ἡρωῐ̈κῷ hērōĭ̈kōî	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn	ἡρωῐ̈καῖν hērōĭ̈kaîn	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖν hērōĭ̈koîn	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖς hērōĭ̈koîs	ἡρωῐ̈καῖς hērōĭ̈kaîs	ἡρωῐ̈κοῖς hērōĭ̈koîs
Accusative	ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón	ἡρωῐ̈κήν hērōĭ̈kḗn	ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ hērōĭ̈kā́	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κούς hērōĭ̈koús	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ς hērōĭ̈kā́s	ἡρωῐ̈κᾰ́ hērōĭ̈kắ
Vocative	ἡρωῐ̈κέ hērōĭ̈ké	ἡρωῐ̈κή hērōĭ̈kḗ	ἡρωῐ̈κόν hērōĭ̈kón	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κᾱ́ hērōĭ̈kā́	ἡρωῐ̈κώ hērōĭ̈kṓ	ἡρωῐ̈κοί hērōĭ̈koí	ἡρωῐ̈καί hērōĭ̈kaí	ἡρωῐ̈κᾰ́ hērōĭ̈kắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἡρωῐ̈κῶς ἡρωῐ̈κᾰ́ hērōĭ̈kôs hērōĭ̈kắ			ἡρωῐ̈κώτερος hērōĭ̈kṓteros			ἡρωῐ̈κώτᾰτος hērōĭ̈kṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Greek: ηρωικός (iroïkós) (learned)
→ Latin: heroicus (see there for further descendants)