ἑκάτερος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ϝεκᾰ́τερος (wekắteros) — Cretan

Etymology

PIE word
*swé

From ἑκᾰ́ς (hekắs) +‎ -τερος (-teros).^[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.ká.te.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)eˈka.te.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈka.te.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈka.te.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈka.te.ros/

Pronoun

ἑκᾰ́τερος • (hekắteros) (feminine ἑκᾰτέρᾱ, neuter ἑκᾰ́τερον)

each of two, each singly

Declension

First and second declension of ἑκᾰ́τερος; ἑκᾰτέρᾱ; ἑκᾰ́τερον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑκᾰ́τερος hekắteros	ἑκᾰτέρᾱ hekătérā	ἑκᾰ́τερον hekắteron	ἑκᾰτέρω hekătérō	ἑκᾰτέρᾱ hekătérā	ἑκᾰτέρω hekătérō	ἑκᾰ́τεροι hekắteroi	ἑκᾰ́τεραι hekắterai	ἑκᾰ́τερᾰ hekắteră
Genitive	ἑκᾰτέρου hekătérou	ἑκᾰτέρᾱς hekătérās	ἑκᾰτέρου hekătérou	ἑκᾰτέροιν hekătéroin	ἑκᾰτέραιν hekătérain	ἑκᾰτέροιν hekătéroin	ἑκᾰτέρων hekătérōn	ἑκᾰτέρων hekătérōn	ἑκᾰτέρων hekătérōn
Dative	ἑκᾰτέρῳ hekătérōi	ἑκᾰτέρᾳ hekătérāi	ἑκᾰτέρῳ hekătérōi	ἑκᾰτέροιν hekătéroin	ἑκᾰτέραιν hekătérain	ἑκᾰτέροιν hekătéroin	ἑκᾰτέροις hekătérois	ἑκᾰτέραις hekătérais	ἑκᾰτέροις hekătérois
Accusative	ἑκᾰ́τερον hekắteron	ἑκᾰτέρᾱν hekătérān	ἑκᾰ́τερον hekắteron	ἑκᾰτέρω hekătérō	ἑκᾰτέρᾱ hekătérā	ἑκᾰτέρω hekătérō	ἑκᾰτέρους hekătérous	ἑκᾰτέρᾱς hekătérās	ἑκᾰ́τερᾰ hekắteră
Vocative	ἑκᾰ́τερε hekắtere	ἑκᾰτέρᾱ hekătérā	ἑκᾰ́τερον hekắteron	ἑκᾰτέρω hekătérō	ἑκᾰτέρᾱ hekătérā	ἑκᾰτέρω hekătérō	ἑκᾰ́τεροι hekắteroi	ἑκᾰ́τεραι hekắterai	ἑκᾰ́τερᾰ hekắteră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

“ἑκάτερος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἑκάτερος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἑκάτερος”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
ἑκάτερος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “882-84”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 882-84

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “882-84”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 882-84

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