épos

ἔπος (épos) Epos, „Wort, Vers“, dann auch „die Erzählung, das Gedicht; über die Wortwurzel vwndt. mit "wähnen"

From earlier ϝέπος (wépos), from Proto-Hellenic *wékʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *wékʷos, from *wekʷ- (“to speak”). Cognates include Sanskrit वचस् (vácas) and Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬵- (vacah-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /é.pos/ → /ˈe.pos/ → /ˈe.pos/

Noun

ἔπος • (épos) n (genitive ἔπεος or ἔπους); third declension

1. something spoken: speech, story, song

   Synonyms: λόγος (lógos), λέξις (léxis), μῦθος (mûthos), ῥῆμα (rhêma), φράσις (phrásis), φῆμα (phêma), φθέγμα (phthégma)

   1. one's word, promise
   2. word (as opposed to deed)

      Antonym: ἔργον (érgon)

   3. subject
   4. a line of poetry
   5. (when discussing etymology or usage) an individual word
2. (in the plural) epic poetry

   Coordinate terms: μέλη (mélē), ἰαμβεῖα (iambeîa), διθύραμβοι (dithúramboi)