COMPOUND: ἀρχέκακος, -ον
CATEGORIZATION: A [V+N+Suf]
MEANING: ‘beginning mischief’
ETYMOLOGY: verbal stem ἄρχε- (ἄρχω) ‘begin’ + noun root/stem κακ(ο)- (κακόν) ‘evil, ill’ + adj. suf. -ος, -ον
OCCURRENCE Il. V, 63
CASE/GENDER/NUMBER: acc. m. pl.
HEADEDNESS: exocentric
CLASSIFICATION: subordinate (V-argument) – tatpuruṣa (V-governing)
NOTES: accent shift