ὀξύς

See also: οξύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ok.sýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /okˈsys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /okˈsys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /okˈsys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /okˈsis/

Adjective

ὀξῠ́ς • (oxús) m (feminine ὀξεῖᾰ, neuter ὀξύ); first/third declension

sharp, pointed (especially of swords, axes, etc.)
(of the senses): sharp, keen
(of sight): dazzling, bright

(of sound): shrill, piercing, high, sharp

(of taste): sharp, pungent, acid
quick, hasty, swift
sharp, clever

Inflection

First and third declension of ὀξῠ́ς; ὀξεῖᾰ; ὀξῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὀξῠ́ς oxús	ὀξεῖᾰ oxeîa	ὀξῠ́ oxú	ὀξέε oxée	ὀξείᾱ oxeíā	ὀξέε oxée	ὀξεῖς oxeîs	ὀξεῖαι oxeîai	ὀξέᾰ oxéa
Genitive	ὀξέως oxéōs	ὀξείᾱς oxeíās	ὀξέως oxéōs	ὀξέοιν oxéoin	ὀξείαιν oxeíain	ὀξέοιν oxéoin	ὀξέων oxéōn	ὀξειῶν oxeiôn	ὀξέων oxéōn
Dative	ὀξεῖ oxeî	ὀξείᾳ oxeíāi	ὀξεῖ oxeî	ὀξέοιν oxéoin	ὀξείαιν oxeíain	ὀξέοιν oxéoin	ὀξέσῐ / ὀξέσῐν oxési(n)	ὀξείαις oxeíais	ὀξέσῐ / ὀξέσῐν oxési(n)
Accusative	ὀξῠ́ν oxún	ὀξεῖᾰν oxeîan	ὀξῠ́ oxú	ὀξέε oxée	ὀξείᾱ oxeíā	ὀξέε oxée	ὀξεῖς oxeîs	ὀξείᾱς oxeíās	ὀξέᾰ oxéa
Vocative	ὀξῠ́ oxú	ὀξεῖᾰ oxeîa	ὀξῠ́ oxú	ὀξέε oxée	ὀξείᾱ oxeíā	ὀξέε oxée	ὀξεῖς oxeîs	ὀξεῖαι oxeîai	ὀξέᾰ oxéa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὀξέως oxéōs			ὀξῠ́τερος oxúteros			ὀξῠ́τᾰτος oxútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

(sharp): ἀμβλύς (amblús)
(high-pitched): βᾰρῠ́ς (barús)

Derived terms

ὀξεῖᾰ (oxeîa)
ὀξύμωρος (oxúmōros)
ὀξῠ́της (oxútēs)
ὀξῠ́τονος (oxútonos)
Οξυάθρης (Oxuáthrēs) (by folk etymology)

Descendants

→ English: oxy-
Greek: οξύς (oxýs)

ὀξύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ὀξύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ὀξύς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ὀξύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
ὀξύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ὀξύς in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
G3691 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
ὀξύς in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- active idem, page 10.
- acute idem, page 10.
- alert idem, page 22.
- angry idem, page 29.
- animated idem, page 30.
- ardent idem, page 38.
- astute idem, page 48.
- bright idem, page 98.
- brisk idem, page 100.
- choleric idem, page 131.
- clear idem, page 136.
- distinct idem, page 241.
- eager idem, page 258.
- energetic idem, page 273.
- fast idem, page 308.
- fiery idem, page 318.
- fleet idem, page 327.
- hasty idem, page 387.
- highest idem, page 400.
- hot idem, page 407.
- impatient idem, page 419.
- impetuous idem, page 421.
- impulsive idem, page 425.
- irascible idem, page 459.
- irritable idem, page 460.
- keen idem, page 467.
- loud idem, page 501.
- passionate idem, page 597.
- penetrating idem, page 603.
- piercing idem, page 612.
- pushful idem, page 660.
- quick idem, page 665.
- ready idem, page 675.
- sagacious idem, page 731.
- searching idem, page 746.
- sensitive idem, page 753.
- sharp idem, page 762.
- sharp-sighted idem, page 763.
- sharp-witted idem, page 763.
- short idem, page 768.
- shrewd idem, page 770.
- shrill idem, page 771.
- smart idem, page 786.
- sour idem, page 796.
- stinging idem, page 818.
- strenuous idem, page 825.
- swift idem, page 848.
- tart idem, page 856.
- vehement idem, page 946.
- vigorous idem, page 952.
- warm idem, page 964.
- wit idem, page 983.
- wrath idem, page 992.
- wrathful idem, page 992.
- zealous idem, page 997.

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