τεῦχος

See also: τεύχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From same root as τεύχω (teúkhō), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (“to be ready, be sufficient”). Compare Lithuanian daũg (“much, many”), Old Saxon dōg (“to be suitable”), Proto-Slavic *dugь (“strength, power”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /téu̯.kʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈteʍ.kʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈteɸ.xos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈtef.xos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈtef.xos/

Noun

τεῦχος • (teûkhos) n (genitive τεύχους or τεύχεος); third declension

(probably) tool, implement
1. (Epic, in the plural, with ἀρήϊα or πολεμήϊα) implements of war, armor, arms
2. (in the plural) complete armor, harness
3. (in the plural, naval) the gear of a ship (oars, etc.)
(chiefly in tragic dialect, rarely in prose) any type of vessel
1. bathtub
2. cinerary urn
3. balloting urn
4. vase for libation
5. vase or ewer of water
6. cup
7. amphora
8. (in the plural) scent pot
9. matula
10. pot or jar
11. (with ξύλινον) chest
12. (with ἀλφίτων) meal barrel
13. beehive
14. capsule of a poppy
(medicine) vessels of the body
1. (medicine, as if holding the intestines) the human frame, body
2. an egg
a case of papyrus rolls
1. roll of writing material
2. volumen
masonry
fabric

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ τεῦχος; τοῦ τεύχους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ τεῦχος tò teûkhos	τὼ τεύχει tṑ teúkhei	τᾰ̀ τεύχη tà teúkhē
Genitive	τοῦ τεύχους toû teúkhous	τοῖν τευχοῖν toîn teukhoîn	τῶν τευχῶν tôn teukhôn
Dative	τῷ τεύχει tôi teúkhei	τοῖν τευχοῖν toîn teukhoîn	τοῖς τεύχεσῐ(ν) toîs teúkhesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ τεῦχος tò teûkhos	τὼ τεύχει tṑ teúkhei	τᾰ̀ τεύχη tà teúkhē
Vocative	τεῦχος teûkhos	τεύχει teúkhei	τεύχη teúkhē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos)

Descendants

Greek: τεύχος (téfchos)