Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
φάρμακον
drug (whether healing or noxious)
Transliteration: pharmakon
Dictionary forms: φᾰ́ρμᾰκον, φᾰρμᾰ́κου
Inflection: second declension
Meaning and definitions
- drug (whether healing or noxious)
- healing drug; medicine; remedy
- potion; charm; spell
- poison
- dye; coloring
Connected roots
- pharmac-
drug, remedy
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- pharmacy
a place where medicinal drugs are prepared or sold
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| φᾰ́ρμᾰκον | nom. sg. |
| φᾰ́ρμᾰκᾰ | nom. pl. |
| φᾰρμᾰ́κου | gen. sg. |
| φᾰρμᾰ́κων | gen. pl. |
| φᾰρμᾰ́κῳ | dat. sg. |
| φᾰρμᾰ́κοις | dat. pl. |
| φᾰ́ρμᾰκον | acc. sg. |
| φᾰ́ρμᾰκᾰ | acc. pl. |
| φᾰ́ρμᾰκον | voc. sg. |
| φᾰ́ρμᾰκᾰ | voc. pl. |
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