ἑκών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weḱ- (to choose, want). Akin to Old Armenian վասն (vasn, for the sake of), Sanskrit वश्ति (vaśti, he wills) and Old Persian 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 (vašnā, thanks to).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἑκών • (hekṓn) m (feminine ἑκοῦσα, neuter ἑκόν); first/third declension

  1. willing
    Antonym: ἄκων (ákōn)

Inflection

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