εἰκῇ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *weik-
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /e͜ekɛ͜ɛ́͜ɪ/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /iːkéː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ikí/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /icí/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /icí/
Adverb
εἰκῇ (eikē)
- without cause
- without planning, heedlessly, rashly, haphazardly
- without purpose, for no reason
- vainly, to no avail
- slightly, moderately
References
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
- Strong’s concordance number: G1500