ὠκύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὠκήεις (ōkḗeis) — Koine, poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱús (“quick, swift”). Cognate with Sanskrit आशु (āśú) and Latin ocior, and possibly related to ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.kýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈkys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈcys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈcys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈcis/

Adjective

ὠκῠ́ς • (ōkŭ́s) m (feminine ὠκέᾰ or ὠκεῖᾰ, neuter ὠκῠ́); first/third declension

(chiefly poetic) fast, swift, quick
- c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.84:
  Τὸν δ’ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς·
  Tòn d’ apameibómenos proséphē pódas ōkùs Akhilleús;
  Answering him, swift-footed Achilles said to [him]:

Declension

First and third declension of ὠκῠ́ς; ὠκέᾰ / ὠκεῖᾰ; ὠκῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὠκῠ́ς ōkŭ́s	ὠκέᾰ ὠκεῖᾰ ōkéă ōkeîă	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκεῖς ōkeîs	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Genitive	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκείᾱς ōkeíās	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκείαιν ōkeíain	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκέων ōkéōn	ὠκειῶν ōkeiôn	ὠκέων ōkéōn
Dative	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκείᾳ ōkeíāi	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκείαιν ōkeíain	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκέσῐ ὠκέσῐν ōkésĭ(n)	ὠκείαις ōkeíais	ὠκέσῐ ὠκέσῐν ōkésĭ(n)
Accusative	ὠκῠ́ν ōkŭ́n	ὠκεῖᾰν ōkeîăn	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκεῖς ōkeîs	ὠκείᾱς ōkeíās	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Vocative	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέᾰ ὠκεῖᾰ ōkéă ōkeîă	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκεῖς ōkeîs	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὠκέως ὦκᾰ ōkéōs ôkă			ὠκῠ́τερος ōkŭ́teros			ὤκῐστος ὠκῠ́τᾰτος ṓkĭstos ōkŭ́tătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of ὠκῠ́ς; ὠκέᾰ; ὠκῠ́ (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὠκῠ́ς ōkŭ́s	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκέες ὠκεῖς ōkées ōkeîs	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Genitive	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκείης ōkeíēs	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκέοιῐ̈ν ōkéoiĭ̈n	ὠκείαιῐ̈ν ōkeíaiĭ̈n	ὠκέοιῐ̈ν ōkéoiĭ̈n	ὠκέων ōkéōn	ὠκειᾱ́ων ὠκειέων ὠκειῶν ōkeiā́ōn ōkeiéōn ōkeiôn	ὠκέων ōkéōn
Dative	ὠκεῖ ὠκέῐ̈ ōkeî ōkéĭ̈	ὠκείῃ ōkeíēi	ὠκεῖ ὠκέῐ̈ ōkeî ōkéĭ̈	ὠκέοιῐ̈ν ōkéoiĭ̈n	ὠκείαιῐ̈ν ōkeíaiĭ̈n	ὠκέοιῐ̈ν ōkéoiĭ̈n	ὠκέσῐ ὠκέσῐν ὠκέεσσῐ ὠκέεσσῐν ōkésĭ(n) ōkéessĭ(n)	ὠκείῃσῐ ὠκείῃσῐν ὠκείῃς ὠκείαις ōkeíēisĭ(n) ōkeíēis ōkeíais	ὠκέσῐ ὠκέσῐν ὠκέεσσῐ ὠκέεσσῐν ōkésĭ(n) ōkéessĭ(n)
Accusative	ὠκῠ́ν ōkŭ́n	ὠκεῖᾰν ōkeîăn	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκέᾰς ōkéăs	ὠκείᾱς ōkeíās	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Vocative	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκέες ὠκεῖς ōkées ōkeîs	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὠκέως ὦκᾰ ὦχ’ ὠκῠ́ ōkéōs ôkă ôkh' ōkŭ́			ὠκῠ́τερος ōkŭ́teros			ὤκῐστος ὠκῠ́τᾰτος ṓkĭstos ōkŭ́tătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and third declension of ὠκῠ́ς; ὠκέᾰ; ὠκῠ́ (Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὠκῠ́ς ōkŭ́s	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκέες ōkées	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Genitive	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκείης ōkeíēs	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκείαιν ōkeíain	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκέων ōkéōn	ὠκειέων ὠκειῶν ōkeiéōn ōkeiôn	ὠκέων ōkéōn
Dative	ὠκέῐ̈ ὠκεῖ ōkéĭ̈ ōkeî	ὠκείῃ ōkeíēi	ὠκέῐ̈ ὠκεῖ ōkéĭ̈ ōkeî	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκείαιν ōkeíain	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκέσῐ ὠκέσῐν ōkésĭ(n)	ὠκείῃσῐ ὠκείῃσῐν ōkeíēisĭ(n)	ὠκέσῐ ὠκέσῐν ōkésĭ(n)
Accusative	ὠκῠ́ν ōkŭ́n	ὠκεῖᾰν ōkeîăn	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκέᾰς ōkéăs	ὠκείᾱς ōkeíās	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Vocative	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă	ὠκῠ́ ōkŭ́	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ὠκεῖ ōkée ōkeî	ὠκέες ōkées	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὠκέως ὦκᾰ ōkéōs ôkă			ὠκῠ́τερος ōkŭ́teros			ὤκῐστος ὠκῠ́τᾰτος ṓkĭstos ōkŭ́tătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

ταχύς (takhús)

Derived terms

πόδας ὠκύς (pódas ōkús)
ποδώκης (podṓkēs)
ὠκύπορος (ōkúporos)
ὠκύροος (ōkúroos)

Related terms

ὀξύς (oxús)
ἀκή (akḗ, “point”)
ἀκμή (akmḗ)

References

“ὠκύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ὠκύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ὠκύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ὠκύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ὠκύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“ὠκύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- fast idem, page 308.
- fleet idem, page 327.
- hasty idem, page 387.
- nimble idem, page 558.
- quick idem, page 665.
- swift idem, page 848.