Φίξ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Φῑ́ξ • (Phī́x) f (genitive Φῑκός); third declension

  1. Boeotian form of Σφίγξ (Sphínx)
    • 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 326–327:
      ἣ δ’ ἄρα Φῖκ’ ὀλοὴν τέκε Καδμείοισιν ὄλεθρον
      Ὅρθῳ ὑποδμηθεῖσα Νεμειαῖόν τε λέοντα
      hḕ d’ ára Phîk’ oloḕn téke Kadmeíoisin ólethron
      Hórthōi hupodmētheîsa Nemeiaîón te léonta
      But then she, subdued by Orthus, gave birth to the ruinous Sphinx, a plague to the Cadmeans, and the Nemean lion

Declension
Third declension of ᾱ̔ Φῑ́ξ; τᾶς Φῑκός (Boeotian)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ᾱ̔ Φῑ́ξ
hā Phī́x		 τὼ Φῖκε
tṑ Phîke		 τὴ Φῖκες
tḕ Phîkes
Genitive τᾶς Φῑκός
tâs Phīkós		 τοῖν Φῑκοῖν
toîn Phīkoîn		 τᾶν Φῑκῶν
tân Phīkôn
Dative ται Φῑκῐ́
tai Phīkí		 τοῖν Φῑκοῖν
toîn Phīkoîn		 ταῖς Φῑ́κεσσῐ / Φῑ́κεσσῐν
taîs Phī́kessi(n)
Accusative τᾱ̀ν Φῖκᾰ
tā̀n Phîka		 τὼ Φῖκε
tṑ Phîke		 τᾱ̀ς Φῖκᾰς
tā̀s Phîkas
Vocative Φῑ́ξ
Phī́x		 Φῖκε
Phîke		 Φῖκες
Phîkes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
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