ἀκήν

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ἀκήν

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀκᾶ (akâ) — Doric

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of barely attested ἀκή (akḗ, “silence”); possibly also related to ἦκα (êka, “softly, low”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kɛ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈke̝n/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈcin/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈcin/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈcin/

Adverb

ἀκήν • (akḗn)

silently
Synonyms: σῑγῇ (sīgêi), σιωπῇ (siōpêi), σῖγα (sîga), ἀψοφητί (apsophētí)

Noun

ἀκήν • (akḗn)

accusative singular of ἀκή (akḗ, “point; silence; healing”)

Further reading

“ἀκήν”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἀκήν in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“ἀκήν”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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