πόρπαξ

See also: Πόρπαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πόρπη (pórpē, “brooch, clasp”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πόρπᾰξ • (pórpax) m (genitive πόρπᾱκος); third declension

  1. handle of a shield, probably a ring or loop inside the shield, which could be taken out at pleasure
  2. part of the headgear of a horse
  3. (surgery) surgical fibula

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ πόρπᾰξ; τοῦ πόρπᾱκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πόρπᾰξ
ho pórpax		 τὼ πόρπᾱκε
tṑ pórpāke		 οἱ πόρπᾱκες
hoi pórpākes
Genitive τοῦ πόρπᾱκος
toû pórpākos		 τοῖν πορπᾱ́κοιν
toîn porpā́koin		 τῶν πορπᾱ́κων
tôn porpā́kōn
Dative τῷ πόρπᾱκῐ
tôi pórpāki		 τοῖν πορπᾱ́κοιν
toîn porpā́koin		 τοῖς πόρπᾱξῐ / πόρπᾱξῐν
toîs pórpāxi(n)
Accusative τὸν πόρπᾱκᾰ
tòn pórpāka		 τὼ πόρπᾱκε
tṑ pórpāke		 τοὺς πόρπᾱκᾰς
toùs pórpākas
Vocative πόρπᾰξ
pórpax		 πόρπᾱκε
pórpāke		 πόρπᾱκες
pórpākes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • πορπᾱκῐ́ζομαι (porpākízomai)

Further reading
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