Ἅρπαγος

See also: άρπαγας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Median *Arbakā̆- (“juvenile, child”), shaped by folk etymology through association with the word ἁρπαγή (harpagḗ, “robbery”).[1]

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ᾰ̔́ρπᾰγος • (Hárpagos) m (genitive Ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γου); second declension

  1. Harpagus

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Ᾰ̔́ρπᾰγος; τοῦ Ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ᾰ̔́ρπᾰγος
ho Hárpagos
Genitive τοῦ Ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γου
toû Harpágou
Dative τῷ Ᾰ̔ρπᾰ́γῳ
tôi Harpágōi
Accusative τὸν Ᾰ̔́ρπᾰγον
tòn Hárpagon
Vocative Ᾰ̔́ρπᾰγε
Hárpage
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Άρπαγος (Árpagos)
  • → Lycian: 𐊀𐊕𐊓𐊀𐊜𐊒 (Arpaχu)
  • → Latin: Harpagus

References
  1. Hinz, Walther (1975) “*arbakā̆-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎ (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 35

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