ὅπλον

Ancient Greek

Probably from the primary word ἕπω (hépō, “I am busy”), unrelated to ἕπομαι (hépomai, “I follow”).

ὅπλον • (hóplon) n (genitive ὅπλου); second declension

tool, instrument
(often in the plural) a ship's tackle, rope
(often in the plural) instruments of war: arms, armour, weapon
1. specifically the large shield carried by hoplites
2. (in the plural) place of arms, camp
(humorous) penis
a gymnastics exercise

Second declension of τὸ ὅπλον; τοῦ ὅπλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ὅπλον tò hóplon	τὼ ὅπλω tṑ hóplō	τᾰ̀ ὅπλᾰ tà hópla
Genitive	τοῦ ὅπλου toû hóplou	τοῖν ὅπλοιν toîn hóploin	τῶν ὅπλων tôn hóplōn
Dative	τῷ ὅπλῳ tôi hóplōi	τοῖν ὅπλοιν toîn hóploin	τοῖς ὅπλοις toîs hóplois
Accusative	τὸ ὅπλον tò hóplon	τὼ ὅπλω tṑ hóplō	τᾰ̀ ὅπλᾰ tà hópla
Vocative	ὅπλον hóplon	ὅπλω hóplō	ὅπλᾰ hópla
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.