Ἕκτωρ

See also: ἕκτωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *Héktōr; synchronically from the adjective ἕκτωρ (héktōr, “holding fast”). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀒𐀵 (e-ko-to /⁠Hektōr⁠/).[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hék.tɔːr/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)ek.tor/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈek.tor/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈek.tor/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈek.tor/

Proper noun

Ἕκτωρ • (Héktōr) m (genitive Ἕκτορος); third declension

Hector
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.403

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἕκτωρ; τοῦ Ἕκτορος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἕκτωρ ho Héktōr
Genitive	τοῦ Ἕκτορος toû Héktoros
Dative	τῷ Ἕκτορῐ tôi Héktori
Accusative	τὸν Ἕκτορᾰ tòn Héktora
Vocative	Ἕκτορ Héktor
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ἑκτόρειος (Hektóreios)

Descendants

→ Arabic: هِكْتُور (hiktūr)
→ Basque: Hektor
→ Bulgarian: Хектор (Hektor)
→ Catalan: Hèctor
→ Czech: Hektór
→ Danish: Hektor
→ Dutch: Hector
→ English: Hector
→ Finnish: Hektor
→ French: Hector
→ German: Hektor
Greek: Έκτωρ (Éktor), Έκτορας (Éktoras), Έχτορας (Échtoras)
→ Hebrew: הקטור (Heqtor)
→ Hungarian: Hektór
→ Italian: Ettore
→ Japanese: ヘクトル (Hekutoru)
→ Latin: Hector
→ Lithuanian: Hektoras
→ Norwegian: Hektor
→ Polish: Hektor
→ Portuguese: Heitor
→ Romanian: Hector
→ Russian: Гектор (Gektor)
→ Serbo-Croatian: Хектор, Hektor
→ Sicilian: Ètturi
→ Spanish: Héctor
→ Swedish: Hektor
→ Turkish: Hektor

References

“Ἕκτωρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Ἕκτωρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
Ἕκτωρ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
“Ἕκτωρ”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012

Petrakis, Vassilis P. “ Writing the Wanax: Spelling Peculiarities of Linear B WA-NA-KA and their Possible Implications.” Minos, vol 39, 2016, pp. 61-158.66

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[1] Petrakis, Vassilis P. “ Writing the Wanax: Spelling Peculiarities of Linear B WA-NA-KA and their Possible Implications.” Minos, vol 39, 2016, pp. 61-158.66