ἕλιξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • εἷλῐξ (heîlix) — Poetic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἕλῐξ • (hélix) f (genitive ἕλῐκος); third declension

  1. Anything twisted, winding, or spiral.
  2. The tendril of a vine.
  3. The outer ear
  4. (mathematics) A spiral line.

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ἕλῐξ; τῆς ἕλῐκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἕλῐξ
hē hélix		 τὼ ἕλῐκε
tṑ hélike		 αἱ ἕλῐκες
hai hélikes
Genitive τῆς ἕλῐκος
tês hélikos		 τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν
toîn helíkoin		 τῶν ἑλῐ́κων
tôn helíkōn
Dative τῇ ἕλῐκῐ
têi héliki		 τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν
toîn helíkoin		 ταῖς ἕλῐξῐ / ἕλῐξῐν
taîs hélixi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἕλῐκᾰ
tḕn hélika		 τὼ ἕλῐκε
tṑ hélike		 τᾱ̀ς ἕλῐκᾰς
tā̀s hélikas
Vocative ἕλῐξ
hélix		 ἕλῐκε
hélike		 ἕλῐκες
hélikes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of ἕλῐξ; ἕλῐκος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἕλῐξ
hélix		 ἕλῐκε
hélike		 ἕλῐκες
hélikes
Genitive ἕλῐκος
hélikos		 ἑλῐ́κοιῐν
helíkoiin		 ἑλῐ́κων
helíkōn
Dative ἕλῐκῐ
héliki		 ἑλῐ́κοιῐν
helíkoiin		 ἕλῐξῐ / ἕλῐξῐν / ἑλῐ́κεσσῐ / ἑλῐ́κεσσῐν / ἑλῐ́κεσῐ / ἑλῐ́κεσῐν
hélixi(n) / helíkessi(n) / helíkesi(n)
Accusative ἕλῐκᾰ
hélika		 ἕλῐκε
hélike		 ἕλῐκᾰς
hélikas
Vocative ἕλῐξ
hélix		 ἕλῐκε
hélike		 ἕλῐκες
hélikes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

References
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