δήξ

Ancient Greek

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”), the same root of δάκνω (dáknō, “to bite”), with the influence of σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”).

δήξ • (dḗx) m or f (genitive δηκός); third declension

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ δήξ ho, hē dḗx	τὼ δῆκε tṑ dêke	οἱ, αἱ δῆκες hoi, hai dêkes
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς δηκός toû, tês dēkós	τοῖν δηκοῖν toîn dēkoîn	τῶν δηκῶν tôn dēkôn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ δηκῐ́ tôi, têi dēkí	τοῖν δηκοῖν toîn dēkoîn	τοῖς, ταῖς δηξῐ́ / δηξῐ́ν toîs, taîs dēxí(n)
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν δῆκᾰ tòn, tḕn dêka	τὼ δῆκε tṑ dêke	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς δῆκᾰς toùs, tā̀s dêkas
Vocative	δήξ dḗx	δῆκε dêke	δῆκες dêkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

“δήξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
δήξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δήξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)