αὔσπιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin auspex.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

αὔσπῐξ • (aúspix) m (genitive αὔσπῐκος); third declension (Koine)

  1. auspex, augur, a Roman diviner
    Synonym: αὔγουρ (aúgour)
    • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.281a:
      Διὰ τί τῶν ἐπ' οἰωνοῖς ἱερέων, οὓς Αὔσπικας πρότερον, Αὔγουρας δὲ νῦν καλοῦσιν, ᾤοντο δεῖν ἀεὶ τοὺς λαμπτῆρας ἀνεῳγμένους εἶναι, καὶ τὸ πῶμα μὴ ἐπικεῖσθαι;
      Dià tí tôn ep' oiōnoîs hieréōn, hoùs Aúspikas próteron, Aúgouras dè nûn kaloûsin, ṓionto deîn aeì toùs lamptêras aneōigménous eînai, kaì tò pôma mḕ epikeîsthai?
      Why did they think that the priests that take the omens from birds, whom they formerly called Auspices, but now Augures, should always keep their lanterns open and put no cover on them?

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ αὔσπῐξ; τοῦ αὔσπῐκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ αὔσπῐξ
ho aúspix		 τὼ αὔσπῐκε
tṑ aúspike		 οἱ αὔσπῐκες
hoi aúspikes
Genitive τοῦ αὔσπῐκος
toû aúspikos		 τοῖν αὐσπῐ́κοιν
toîn auspíkoin		 τῶν αὐσπῐ́κων
tôn auspíkōn
Dative τῷ αὔσπῐκῐ
tôi aúspiki		 τοῖν αὐσπῐ́κοιν
toîn auspíkoin		 τοῖς αὔσπῐξῐ / αὔσπῐξῐν
toîs aúspixi(n)
Accusative τὸν αὔσπῐκᾰ
tòn aúspika		 τὼ αὔσπῐκε
tṑ aúspike		 τοὺς αὔσπῐκᾰς
toùs aúspikas
Vocative αὔσπῐξ
aúspix		 αὔσπῐκε
aúspike		 αὔσπῐκες
aúspikes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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