Φωκεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Φωκῐ́ς (Phōkís, “Phocis”) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰɔː.kěu̯s/ → /ɸoˈceɸs/ → /foˈcefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰɔː.kěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰoˈkews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸoˈceɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /foˈcefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /foˈcefs/

Noun

Φωκεύς • (Phōkeús) m (genitive Φωκέως); third declension

1. an inhabitant of Phocis; a Phocian

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Φωκεύς; τοῦ Φωκέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Φωκεύς ho Phōkeús	τὼ Φωκῆ tṑ Phōkê	οἱ Φωκῆς / Φωκεῖς hoi Phōkês / Phōkeîs
Genitive	τοῦ Φωκέως toû Phōkéōs	τοῖν Φωκέοιν toîn Phōkéoin	τῶν Φωκέων tôn Phōkéōn
Dative	τῷ Φωκεῖ tôi Phōkeî	τοῖν Φωκέοιν toîn Phōkéoin	τοῖς Φωκεῦσῐ / Φωκεῦσῐν toîs Phōkeûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Φωκέᾱ tòn Phōkéā	τὼ Φωκῆ tṑ Phōkê	τοὺς Φωκέᾱς toùs Phōkéās
Vocative	Φωκεῦ Phōkeû	Φωκῆ Phōkê	Φωκῆς / Φωκεῖς Phōkês / Phōkeîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Φῶκος (Phôkos)
• Φώκιος (Phṓkios)
• Φώκαια (Phṓkaia)
• Φωκαιεύς (Phōkaieús)
• Φωκαιίς (Phōkaiís)

Descendants

• Greek: Φωκεύς (Fokéfs); Φωκέας (Fokéas)

References

• “Φωκεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022