εἰκών

See also: εἴκων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, although no certain cognates exist outside of Greek. Cognate with ἔοικα (éoika), εἴκελος (eíkelos), εἰκάζω (eikázō) and others.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

εἰκών • (eikṓn) f (genitive εἰκόνος); third declension

  1. figure, image, likeness, portrait
  2. image in a mirror, reflection
  3. personal description
  4. similitude, semblance, phantom
  5. pattern, archetype
  6. (Byzantine, Christianity) icon

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Arabic: أَيْقُونَة (ʔayqūna)
  • Danish: ikon
  • Greek: εικόνα (eikóna)
  • Latin: īcōn
  • Polish: ikona
  • Russian: икона (ikona)

Further reading

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