ἑκών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weḱ- (“to choose, want”). Akin to Old Armenian վասն (vasn, “for the sake of”), Sanskrit वश्ति (vaśti, “he wills”) and Old Persian 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 (vašnā, “thanks to”).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἑκών • (hekṓn) m (feminine ἑκοῦσα, neuter ἑκόν); first/third declension

  1. willing

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