ἑκὼν | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

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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Grammatical Analysis

"ἑκὼν"

Lemma: ἑκών

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: masculine

Degree: positive

Note: Meaning ‘willing, of one’s own accord’; often functions predicatively/adverbially with a verb (e.g., ‘willingly’). Not a finite verb form.

Related Forms of ἑκών

12 forms discovered

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 ἐκων nominative, singular, masculine ἑκόντες present, active, participle, nominative, plural, m... ἐκόντα accusative, singular, neuter

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