"κόπος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See κόπος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kó.pos/, /ˈko.pos/, /ˈko.pos/, /kó.pos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈko.pos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈko.pos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈko.pos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈko.pos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From κόπτω (kóptō, “to cut”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|κόπου|m|second}} κόπος • (kópos) m (genitive κόπου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κόπος|ου|form=M}} Forms: kópos [romanization], κόπου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κόπος [nominative, singular], κόπω [dual, nominative], οἱ κόποι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κόπου [genitive, singular], κόποιν [dual, genitive], κόπων [genitive, plural], τῷ κόπῳ [dative, singular], κόποιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κόποις [dative, plural], τὸν κόπον [accusative, singular], κόπω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κόπους [accusative, plural], κόπε [singular, vocative], κόπω [dual, vocative], κόποι [plural, vocative]
  1. striking, beating
    Sense id: en-κόπος-grc-noun-H~ogqL7g Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 11 14 4 13 16 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 11 14 4 13 16 17 11
  2. toil and trouble, suffering
    Sense id: en-κόπος-grc-noun-I5l5jptH Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 11 14 4 13 16 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 11 14 4 13 16 17 11
  3. fatigue, weariness
    Sense id: en-κόπος-grc-noun-kcEytOx5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 28 23 40 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 29 23 38 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 11 14 4 13 16 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 11 14 4 13 16 17 11
  4. work, exertion Synonyms: μόχθος
    Sense id: en-κόπος-grc-noun-m8z6G6iG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: κοπάζω (kopázō), κόπασμα (kópasma), κοπηρός (kopērós), κοπιαρός (kopiarós), κοπιάτης (kopiátēs), κοπιάω (kopiáō), κοπόω (kopóō), κοπώδης (kopṓdēs), κόπωσις (kópōsis)
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      "ipa": "/ˈko.pos/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈko.pos/"
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