ἐπίκοινος

See also: ἐπίσκυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon; on top of; all over”) +‎ κοινός (koinós, “common; general, public”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”) + *-yós (suffix forming adjectives from noun stems). Compare γένος ἐπίκοινον (génos epíkoinon, “common gender”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.koi̯.nos/ → /eˈpi.cy.nos/ → /eˈpi.ci.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.koi̯.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ky.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.cy.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.cy.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ci.nos/

Adjective

ἐπῐ́κοινος • (epíkoinos) m or f (neuter ἐπῐ́κοινος); second declension

1. common to many people, things, etc.
2. promiscuous, sluttish

Declension

Second declension of ἐπῐ́κοινος; ἐπῐ́κοινον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐ́κοινος epíkoinos	ἐπῐ́κοινον epíkoinon		ἐπῐκοίνω epikoínō	ἐπῐκοίνω epikoínō		ἐπῐ́κοινοι epíkoinoi	ἐπῐ́κοινᾰ epíkoina
Genitive		ἐπῐκοίνου epikoínou	ἐπῐκοίνου epikoínou		ἐπῐκοίνοιν epikoínoin	ἐπῐκοίνοιν epikoínoin		ἐπῐκοίνων epikoínōn	ἐπῐκοίνων epikoínōn
Dative		ἐπῐκοίνῳ epikoínōi	ἐπῐκοίνῳ epikoínōi		ἐπῐκοίνοιν epikoínoin	ἐπῐκοίνοιν epikoínoin		ἐπῐκοίνοις epikoínois	ἐπῐκοίνοις epikoínois
Accusative		ἐπῐ́κοινον epíkoinon	ἐπῐ́κοινον epíkoinon		ἐπῐκοίνω epikoínō	ἐπῐκοίνω epikoínō		ἐπῐκοίνους epikoínous	ἐπῐ́κοινᾰ epíkoina
Vocative		ἐπῐ́κοινε epíkoine	ἐπῐ́κοινον epíkoinon		ἐπῐκοίνω epikoínō	ἐπῐκοίνω epikoínō		ἐπῐ́κοινοι epíkoinoi	ἐπῐ́κοινᾰ epíkoina
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐκοίνως epikoínōs			ἐπῐκοινότερος epikoinóteros			ἐπῐκοινότᾰτος epikoinótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: epicoenus
• → French: épicène
• → English: epicene (see there for further descendants)
• Greek: επίκοινος (epíkoinos)

References

• “ἐπίκοινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press