ἀλκή

See also: άλκη, Άλκη, and ἄλκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.kɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /alˈke̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /alˈci/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /alˈci/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /alˈci/

Noun

ἀλκή • (alkḗ) f (genitive ἀλκῆς); first declension

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἀλκή; τῆς ἀλκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ ἀλκή hē alkḗ
Genitive	τῆς ἀλκῆς tês alkês
Dative	τῇ ἀλκῇ têi alkêi
Accusative	τὴν ἀλκήν tḕn alkḗn
Vocative	ἀλκή alkḗ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ἀλκή; ἀλκῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἀλκή alkḗ
Genitive	ἀλκῆς alkês
Dative	ἀλκί alkí
Accusative	ἀλκήν alkḗn
Vocative	ἀλκή alkḗ
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ἀλκάθοος (Alkáthoos)
Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaîos)
Ἀλκαμένης (Alkaménēs)
Ἀλκάνδρη (Alkándrē)
ἀλκηστής (alkēstḗs)
Ἄλκηστις (Álkēstis)
Ἀλκιδάμας (Alkidámas)
Ἀλκιμέδων (Alkimédōn)
ἄλκιμος (álkimos)
Ἀλκίνοος (Alkínoos)
Ἀλκίππη (Alkíppē)
Αλκισθένη (Alkisthénē)
Ἀλκίφρων (Alkíphrōn)
Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnē)
ἄναλκις (ánalkis)
ἑτεραλκής (heteralkḗs)
Μνησᾰ́λκης (Mnēsálkēs)
Σιτάλκης (Sitálkēs)

Further reading

“ἀλκή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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