"πρόχοος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πρόχοος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pró.kʰo.os/, /ˈpro.xo.os/, /ˈpro.xo.os/, /pró.kʰo.os/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpro.kʰo.os/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpro.xo.os/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpro.xo.os/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpro.xo.os/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From προ- (pro-) + χοῦς (khoûs, “measure of capacity”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|προ-|χοῦς|t2=measure of capacity}} προ- (pro-) + χοῦς (khoûs, “measure of capacity”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|προχόου|m|second}} πρόχοος • (prókhoos) m (genitive προχόου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πρόχοος|ου|form=M}} Forms: prókhoos [romanization], προχόου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ πρόχοος [nominative, singular], προχόω [dual, nominative], οἱ πρόχοοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ προχόου [genitive, singular], προχόοιν [dual, genitive], προχόων [genitive, plural], τῷ προχόῳ [dative, singular], προχόοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς προχόοις [dative, plural], τὸν πρόχοον [accusative, singular], προχόω [accusative, dual], τοὺς προχόους [accusative, plural], πρόχοε [singular, vocative], προχόω [dual, vocative], πρόχοοι [plural, vocative], πρόχους [alternative, Attic]
  1. ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests
    Sense id: en-πρόχοος-grc-noun--yPVoS9y Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 22 38 40
  2. wine-jug from which the cupbearer pours into the cups
    Sense id: en-πρόχοος-grc-noun-XvpP6YwQ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek terms prefixed with προ-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vessels Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 55 34 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 22 38 40 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms prefixed with προ-: 25 44 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 61 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 62 34 Disambiguation of Vessels: 24 53 22
  3. unit of measure for liquids used in Tauromenium
    Sense id: en-πρόχοος-grc-noun-5HpvWNrT Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Units of measure Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 22 38 40 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 2 35 62

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ett",
            "2": "𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Etruscan: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌 (pruχum)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Etruscan: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌 (pruχum)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "אפרכסת",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: אפרכסת",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: אפרכסת"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "grc-koi",
            "alt": "προχοΐς"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: προχοΐς (prochoḯs)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: προχοΐς (prochoḯs)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "προχοΐδα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: προχοΐδα (prochoḯda)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: προχοΐδα (prochoḯda)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "προ-",
        "3": "χοῦς",
        "t2": "measure of capacity"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From προ- (pro-) + χοῦς (khoûs, “measure of capacity”).",
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      "form": "prókhoos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ πρόχοος",
      "roman": "ho prókhoos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόω",
      "roman": "prokhóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ πρόχοοι",
      "roman": "hoi prókhooi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ προχόου",
      "roman": "toû prokhóou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "προχόοιν",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόων",
      "roman": "prokhóōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ προχόῳ",
      "roman": "tôi prokhóōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόοιν",
      "roman": "prokhóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς προχόοις",
      "roman": "toîs prokhóois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πρόχοον",
      "roman": "tòn prókhoon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόω",
      "roman": "prokhóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς προχόους",
      "roman": "toùs prokhóous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόχοε",
      "roman": "prókhoe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόω",
      "roman": "prokhóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "πρόχοοι",
      "roman": "prókhooi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόχους",
      "roman": "prókhous",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Attic"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "προχόου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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        "1": "πρόχοος",
        "2": "ου",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "22 38 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests"
      ],
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        [
          "ewer",
          "ewer"
        ],
        [
          "pour",
          "pour"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ],
        [
          "guest",
          "guest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "12 55 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 38 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 44 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms prefixed with προ-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "4 61 35",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "4 62 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "24 53 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Vessels",
          "orig": "grc:Vessels",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wine-jug from which the cupbearer pours into the cups"
      ],
      "id": "en-πρόχοος-grc-noun-XvpP6YwQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "wine",
          "wine"
        ],
        [
          "jug",
          "jug"
        ],
        [
          "cupbearer",
          "cupbearer"
        ],
        [
          "cup",
          "cup"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 38 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 35 62",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Units of measure",
          "orig": "grc:Units of measure",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "unit of measure for liquids used in Tauromenium"
      ],
      "id": "en-πρόχοος-grc-noun-5HpvWNrT",
      "links": [
        [
          "unit of measure",
          "unit of measure"
        ],
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ],
        [
          "Tauromenium",
          "Tauromenium"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pró.kʰo.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pró.kʰo.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.kʰo.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πρόχοος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms prefixed with προ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Units of measure",
    "grc:Vessels"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ett",
            "2": "𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Etruscan: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌 (pruχum)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Etruscan: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌 (pruχum)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "אפרכסת",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: אפרכסת",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: אפרכסת"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "grc-koi",
            "alt": "προχοΐς"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: προχοΐς (prochoḯs)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "προχοΐδα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: προχοΐδα (prochoḯda)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: προχοΐδα (prochoḯda)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "προ-",
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        "t2": "measure of capacity"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From προ- (pro-) + χοῦς (khoûs, “measure of capacity”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prókhoos",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ πρόχοος",
      "roman": "ho prókhoos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόω",
      "roman": "prokhóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ πρόχοοι",
      "roman": "hoi prókhooi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ προχόου",
      "roman": "toû prokhóou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόοιν",
      "roman": "prokhóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόων",
      "roman": "prokhóōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ προχόῳ",
      "roman": "tôi prokhóōi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόοιν",
      "roman": "prokhóoin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς προχόοις",
      "roman": "toîs prokhóois",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν πρόχοον",
      "roman": "tòn prókhoon",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόω",
      "roman": "prokhóō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς προχόους",
      "roman": "toùs prokhóous",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόχοε",
      "roman": "prókhoe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προχόω",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόχοοι",
      "roman": "prókhooi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πρόχους",
      "roman": "prókhous",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Attic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "προχόου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "πρόχοος • (prókhoos) m (genitive προχόου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ewer",
          "ewer"
        ],
        [
          "pour",
          "pour"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ],
        [
          "guest",
          "guest"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wine-jug from which the cupbearer pours into the cups"
      ],
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        [
          "wine",
          "wine"
        ],
        [
          "jug",
          "jug"
        ],
        [
          "cupbearer",
          "cupbearer"
        ],
        [
          "cup",
          "cup"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unit of measure for liquids used in Tauromenium"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unit of measure",
          "unit of measure"
        ],
        [
          "liquid",
          "liquid"
        ],
        [
          "Tauromenium",
          "Tauromenium"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pró.kʰo.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pró.kʰo.os/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.kʰo.os/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpro.xo.os/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πρόχοος"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Ancient Greek dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-07-11 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-07-01 using wiktextract (84cf5d0 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.