περίπατος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περιπατέω (peripateō, “I walk around”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /perípatos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pɛrípatos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /perípatos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /perípatos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /peɾípatos/

Noun

περίπατος (genitive περιπάτου) m, second declension; (peripatos)

1. a walking
2. a place for walking, especially a covered walk
3. a conversation during a walk, argument
4. a school of philosophy, first used in reference to the Ἀκαδημία

Inflection

Second declension of περίπατος, περιπάτου

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	περίπατος	περιπάτω	περίπατοι
Genitive	περιπάτου	περιπάτοιν	περιπάτων
Dative	περιπάτῳ	περιπάτοιν	περιπάτοις
Accusative	περίπατον	περιπάτω	περιπάτους
Vocative	περίπατε	περιπάτω	περίπατοι

References

• LSJ