"ἅπαξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Adverb

IPA: /há.paks/, /ˈa.paks/, /ˈa.paks/, /há.paks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈ(h)a.paks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.paks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.paks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.paks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: ᾰ̔́πᾰξ [canonical], hápax [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-, zero-grade of *sem- (“one”). The second part is obscure, but the word may be some syncope of *ἁ-πακυς, from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-pn̥kʷu- (“(lit.) all-one”). See Latin cūnctus. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*sem-}}, {{der|grc|ine-pro||*sm̥-}} Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-, {{m|ine-pro|*sem-||one}} *sem- (“one”), {{lang|grc|*ἁ-πακυς}} *ἁ-πακυς, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*sm̥-pn̥kʷu-||(lit.) all-one}} Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-pn̥kʷu- (“(lit.) all-one”), {{m|la|cūnctus}} cūnctus Head templates: {{grc-adverb|ᾰ̔́πᾰξ}} ᾰ̔́πᾰξ • (hápax)
  1. once, one time, only once Derived forms: ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon)

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