εἴκοσι
εἴκοσι (for
εἴκοσιν v. infr.), Att., Ion., also
Arc., IG 5(2).3.1 (Tegea), and Aeol., ib.
12(2).6.21 (Lesbos):—indecl.,
A). twenty,
Il. 2.510 ,
748 , etc.; in
Hom. more freq. in Ep. form
ἐείκοσι, before a vowel
ἐείκοσιν,
1.309 ,
6.217 , al.; Dor.
vίκατι Leg.Gort. 4.13 , etc.;
vείκατι Tab.Heracl. 2.71 ; Lacon.
βείκατι Hsch.;
εἴκατι IG 9(1).693.10 (Corc.),
Theoc. 4.10 ,
5.86 . (Orig.
vῑ/κατι and
Ἐvῑ/κοσι, whence
ἐείκοσι in
Hom.;
vείκατι and
εἴκατι are late spellings of (
v)
ῑ/κατι; εἴκοσι is contr. from
Ἐvῑ/κοσι. Cf. Lat.
vīginti, Skt.
viṃśatis. εἴκοσιν is the only form used by
Ar., whether before vowels or consonants (
εἴκοσ’ ἀπολογίζεται is dub. in
Fr. 465 ); also (before consonants)
Herod. 3.91 ,
Phld. Piet. 3 , etc., but not common in Inscrr. or Pap., e.g. (before consonants)
Schwyzer 707 B 2 (Ephesus, vi B. C.),
IG 2.804.155 (iv B.C.), (before a vowel)
PGrenf. 2.75.7 (iv A. D.);
εἴκοσι ἔτη, εἴκοσι ἡμερῶν,
IG 12.94 ,
49 .)
ShortDef
twenty
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
εἴκοσι
Headword (normalized/stripped):
εικοσι
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-30989
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">εἴκοσι</span> (for <span class="foreign greek">εἴκοσιν</span> v. infr.), Att., Ion., also <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arc.</span>, <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 5(2).3.1 </span> (Tegea), and Aeol., ib.<span class="bibl"> 12(2).6.21 </span> (Lesbos):—indecl., <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">twenty</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:510" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.510/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.510 </a>,<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:748" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:748/canonical-url/"> 748 </a>, etc.; in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> more freq. in Ep. form <span class="orth greek">ἐείκοσι</span>, before a vowel <span class="foreign greek">ἐείκοσιν</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:309" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.309/canonical-url/"> 1.309 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:217" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.217/canonical-url/"> 6.217 </a>, al.; Dor. <span class="orth greek">vίκατι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Leg.Gort.</span> 4.13 </span>, etc.; <span class="orth greek">vείκατι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tab.Heracl.</span> 2.71 </span>; Lacon. <span class="orth greek">βείκατι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hsch.</span></span>; <span class="orth greek">εἴκατι</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 9(1).693.10 </span> (Corc.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4:10" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:4.10/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 4.10 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:86" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.86/canonical-url/"> 5.86 </a>. (Orig. <span class="foreign greek">vῑ/κατι</span> and <span class="foreign greek">Ἐvῑ/κοσι</span>, whence <span class="foreign greek">ἐείκοσι</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>; <span class="foreign greek">vείκατι</span> and <span class="foreign greek">εἴκατι</span> are late spellings of (<span class="etym greek">v</span>)<span class="foreign greek">ῑ/κατι; εἴκοσι</span> is contr. from <span class="foreign greek">Ἐvῑ/κοσι</span>. Cf. Lat. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">vīginti</span>, Skt. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">viṃśatis.</span> <span class="foreign greek">εἴκοσιν</span> is the only form used by <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span></span>, whether before vowels or consonants (<span class="foreign greek">εἴκοσ’ ἀπολογίζεται</span> is dub. in <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:465" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:465/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 465 </a>); also (before consonants) <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:3:91" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0650.tlg001:3.91/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Herod.</span> 3.91 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg080:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1595.tlg080:3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Piet.</span> 3 </a>, etc., but not common in Inscrr. or Pap., e.g. (before consonants) <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Schwyzer</span> 707 </span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">B</span> 2 </span> (Ephesus, vi B. C.), <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 2.804.155 </span> (iv B.C.), (before a vowel) <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">PGrenf.</span> 2.75.7 </span> (iv A. D.); <span class="foreign greek">εἴκοσι ἔτη, εἴκοσι ἡμερῶν</span>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12.94 </span>,<span class="bibl"> 49 </span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}