Ἐκάτη
ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῶν ἐπιγνώσεσθε αὐτούς → ye shall know them by their fruits, by their fruits ye shall know them, by their fruits you shall know them, you will know them by their fruit
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: Popular goddess originating from Anatolia (Caria) (Hes. Th. 411ff., interpol.?; h. Cer.), also identified with Artemis (E. Supp. 676 [lyr.]); cf. Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 722ff.
Derivatives: Ἐκαταῖος `belonging to H.' (S., D.), also Ἐκατήσιος and Ἐκατικός `id.' (late); Ἐκάταιον n. effigy of H., which was put up before the houses or on three-forked roads (Ar.), Ἐκατήσιον `id.' (Plu.), Ἐκατήσια n. pl. Hekate-feast (Kos). Several Anatol. PN: Ἐκαταῖος, Ἐκατήνωρ, Ἐκατᾶς etc. (Bechtel Hist. Personennamen 150f.).
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: Prop. surname, from a cross of ἑκατηβόλος or ἑκηβόλος (s. vv.). (I see no reason why it would have had a digamma.) Prob. Pre-Greek.
