δέπας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, it is a Pre-Greek word, like many other words for vessels. This word is generally connected to Luwian [script needed] (tipas, “sky, heaven”). Another theory derives the noun from Proto-Albanian *deupa (“cradle, deposit”), comparing it to Albanian djep.[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dé.pas/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈde.pas/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.pas/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.pas/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðe.pas/

Noun

δέπᾰς • (dépas) n (genitive δέπᾰος); third declension

beaker, goblet

Declension

Third declension of τὸ δέπᾰς; τοῦ δέπᾰος (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δέπᾰς tò dépas	τὼ δέπᾰε tṑ dépae	τᾰ̀ δέπᾰ / δέπᾰτᾰ tà dépa / dépata
Genitive	τοῦ δέπᾰος toû dépaos	τοῖν δεπᾰ́οιν toîn depáoin	τῶν δεπᾰ́ων tôn depáōn
Dative	τῷ δέπαι / δέπᾳ tôi dépai / dépāi	τοῖν δεπᾰ́οιν toîn depáoin	τοῖς δεπάεσσῐ / δεπάεσσῐν / δέπᾱσσῐ / δέπᾱσσῐν toîs depáessi(n) / dépāssi(n)
Accusative	τὸ δέπᾰς tò dépas	τὼ δέπᾰε tṑ dépae	τᾰ̀ δέπᾰ / δέπᾰτᾰ tà dépa / dépata
Vocative	δέπᾰς dépas	δέπᾰε dépae	δέπᾰ / δέπᾰτᾰ dépa / dépata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of δέπᾰς; δέπᾰος (uncontracted, Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δέπᾰς dépas	δέπᾰε dépae	δέπᾱ dépā
Genitive	δέπᾰος dépaos	δεπᾰ́οιν depáoin	δεπᾰ́ων depáōn
Dative	δέπᾰϊ̆ / δέπαι / δέπᾳ dépaï / dépai / dépāi	δεπᾰ́οιν depáoin	δεπάεσσῐ / δεπάεσσῐν / δέπᾱσσῐ / δέπᾱσσῐν depáessi(n) / dépāssi(n)
Accusative	δέπᾰς dépas	δέπᾰε dépae	δέπᾱ dépā
Vocative	δέπᾰς dépas	δέπᾰε dépae	δέπᾱ dépā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

δεπᾰ́ζω (depázō)
δεπᾰστραῖος (depastraîos)
δέπᾰστρον (dépastron)
φῐλοδεπᾰστής (philodepastḗs)

References

Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.129-130

“δέπας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δέπας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“δέπας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
δέπας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
δέπας in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
δέπας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- cup idem, page 189.
- goblet idem, page 365.
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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[1] Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.129-130