στύραξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

Probably of Semitic origin, because this resin was introduced by the Phoenicians.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /stý.raks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsty.raks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsty.raks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsty.raks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.raks/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ύ and α by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

στύραξ • (stúrax) m (genitive στύρακος); third declension

the storax tree (Styrax officinalis)
the resin produced by this tree

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ στύραξ; τοῦ στύρακος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ στύραξ ho stúrax	τὼ στύρακε tṑ stúrake	οἱ στύρακες hoi stúrakes
Genitive	τοῦ στύρακος toû stúrakos	τοῖν στυράκοιν toîn sturákoin	τῶν στυράκων tôn sturákōn
Dative	τῷ στύρακῐ tôi stúraki	τοῖν στυράκοιν toîn sturákoin	τοῖς στύραξῐ / στύραξῐν toîs stúraxi(n)
Accusative	τὸν στύρακᾰ tòn stúraka	τὼ στύρακε tṑ stúrake	τοὺς στύρακᾰς toùs stúrakas
Vocative	στύραξ stúrax	στύρακε stúrake	στύρακες stúrakes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

στυρακᾶτον (sturakâton)
στυρακίζω (sturakízō)
στυράκινος (sturákinos)

Descendants

→ Latin: styrax
→ Classical Syriac: ܐܣܛܘܪܩܐ, ܐܣܛܘܪܟܐ, ܣܛܘܪܟܐ‎ (sṭurkā, ʾesṭurkā, ʾesṭurqā)

Etymology 2

The formation is like κάμαξ (kámax) and χάραξ (khárax). According to Beekes, it's either from the name of the tree or from Pre-Greek.