ὠκύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁oh₁ḱús (“quick, swift”). Cognate with Sanskrit आशु (āśú) and Latin ocior, and possibly related to ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɔː.kýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /oˈkys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈkys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈcys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈcis/

Adjective

ὠκῠ́ς • (ōkús) m (feminine ὠκεῖᾰ, neuter ὠκῠ́); first/third declension

(chiefly poetic) fast, swift, quick
(with accusative of respect, in the epithet πόδας ὠκύς, referring to Achilles) swift of foot, swift-footed
800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.84:
Τὸν δ΄ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς·
Tòn d΄ apameibómenos proséphē pódas ōkùs Akhilleús;
Answering him, swift-footed Achilles said to [him]:

Inflection

The feminine singular ὠκέᾰ (ōkéa) is used by Homer for metrical reasons, especially in the phrase (πόδας) ὠκέᾰ Ἶρῐς (short–short—long–short–short—long–long), used at the end of a line, where ὠκεῖᾰ (ōkeîa) would yield an unmetrical short–short—long–long–short–long–long.

First and third declension of ὠκῠ́ς; ὠκεῖᾰ; ὠκῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὠκῠ́ς ōkús	ὠκεῖᾰ ōkeîa	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκεῖς ōkeîs	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa
Genitive	ὠκέως ōkéōs	ὠκείᾱς ōkeíās	ὠκέως ōkéōs	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκείαιν ōkeíain	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκέων ōkéōn	ὠκειῶν ōkeiôn	ὠκέων ōkéōn
Dative	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκείᾳ ōkeíāi	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκείαιν ōkeíain	ὠκέοιν ōkéoin	ὠκέσῐ / ὠκέσῐν ōkési(n)	ὠκείαις ōkeíais	ὠκέσῐ / ὠκέσῐν ōkési(n)
Accusative	ὠκῠ́ν ōkún	ὠκεῖᾰν ōkeîan	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκεῖς ōkeîs	ὠκείᾱς ōkeíās	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa
Vocative	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκεῖᾰ ōkeîa	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκεῖς ōkeîs	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὠκέως ōkéōs			ὠκῠ́τερος ōkúteros			ὠκῠ́τᾰτος ōkútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of ὠκῠ́ς; ὠκέᾰ; ὠκῠ́ (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὠκῠ́ς ōkús	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκέες ōkées	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa
Genitive	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκείης ōkeíēs	ὠκέος ōkéos	ὠκέοιῐν ōkéoiin	ὠκείαιν / ὠκείαιῐν / ὠκείῃῐν ōkeíai(i)n / ōkeíēiin	ὠκέοιῐν ōkéoiin	ὠκέων ōkéōn	ὠκειᾱ́ων / ὠκειέ͜ων / ὠκειῶν ōkeiā́ōn / ōkeié͜ōn / ōkeiôn	ὠκέων ōkéōn
Dative	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκείῃ ōkeíēi	ὠκεῖ ōkeî	ὠκέοιῐν ōkéoiin	ὠκείαιν / ὠκείαιῐν / ὠκείῃῐν ōkeíai(i)n / ōkeíēiin	ὠκέοιῐν ōkéoiin	ὠκέεσσῐ / ὠκέεσσῐν / ὠκέεσῐ / ὠκέεσῐν / ὠκέσῐ / ὠκέσῐν ōkéessi(n) / ōkéesi(n) / ōkési(n)	ὠκείῃσῐ / ὠκείῃσῐν / ὠκείῃς / ὠκείαις ōkeíēisi(n) / ōkeíēis / ōkeíais	ὠκέεσσῐ / ὠκέεσσῐν / ὠκέεσῐ / ὠκέεσῐν / ὠκέσῐ / ὠκέσῐν ōkéessi(n) / ōkéesi(n) / ōkési(n)
Accusative	ὠκῠ́ν ōkún	ὠκεῖᾰν ōkeîan	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκέᾰς ōkéas	ὠκείᾱς ōkeíās	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa
Vocative	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa	ὠκῠ́ ōkú	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκείᾱ ōkeíā	ὠκέε ōkée	ὠκέες ōkées	ὠκεῖαι ōkeîai	ὠκέᾰ ōkéa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὠκέως ōkéōs			ὠκῠ́τερος ōkúteros			ὠκῠ́τᾰτος ōkútatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

ταχύς (takhús)

Derived terms

ποδώκης (podṓkēs)

Related terms

ὀξύς (oxús)
ἀκή (akḗ)
ἀκμή (akmḗ)

References

ὠκύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ὠκύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ὠκύς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ὠκύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ὠκύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ὠκύς in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- fast idem, page 308.
- fleet idem, page 327.
- hasty idem, page 387.
- nimble idem, page 558.
- quick idem, page 665.
- swift idem, page 848.

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