ἐκων

Lemma: ἑκών

adjective (participle used adjectiv... adjective (participle used adjectivally)

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Definition

Voluntarily, of one’s own free will; acting knowingly and willingly (often contrasted with ἄκων, “unwillingly”). As an adjective, “willing, voluntary.”

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"ἐκων"

Lemma: ἑκών

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: masculine

Degree: positive

Note: Form is the nominative masculine singular of the 2-1-2 adjective ἑκών, ἑκοῦσα, ἑκόν (‘willing, voluntary’). It is very commonly used adverbially with verbs meaning ‘willingly, voluntarily’.

Related Forms of ἑκών

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Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Εκων nominative, singular, masculine ἑκοῦσιν, dative, plural, masculine/neuter εκων nominative, singular, masculine ἑκούσῃ dative, singular, feminine ἑκούσα nominative, singular, feminine ἑκούσας aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, ... εκουσαν aorist, active, participle, accusative, singular, ... εκοντων genitive, plural, masculine/neuter ἑκόντων genitive, plural, masculine/neuter ἑκὼν nominative, singular, masculine ἑκόντες present, active, participle, nominative, plural, m... ἐκόντα accusative, singular, neuter

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