ἀπευθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (a-, “not”) +‎ πυνθάνομαι (punthánomai, “to inquire, find out”, in the e-grade) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.peu̯.tʰɛ̌ːs/ → /a.peɸˈθis/ → /a.pefˈθis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.peu̯.tʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.pewˈtʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.peɸˈθis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.pefˈθis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.pefˈθis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓πευθής • (apeuthḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓πευθές); third declension

1. (passive voice) Not inquired into, unknown
2. (active voice) Not inquiring, ignorant

Inflection

Third declension of ᾰ̓πευθής; ᾰ̓πευθές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓πευθής apeuthḗs	ᾰ̓πευθές apeuthés		ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî	ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî		ᾰ̓πευθεῖς apeutheîs	ᾰ̓πευθῆ apeuthê
Genitive		ᾰ̓πευθοῦς apeuthoûs	ᾰ̓πευθοῦς apeuthoûs		ᾰ̓πευθοῖν apeuthoîn	ᾰ̓πευθοῖν apeuthoîn		ᾰ̓πευθῶν apeuthôn	ᾰ̓πευθῶν apeuthôn
Dative		ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî	ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî		ᾰ̓πευθοῖν apeuthoîn	ᾰ̓πευθοῖν apeuthoîn		ᾰ̓πευθέσῐ / ᾰ̓πευθέσῐν apeuthési(n)	ᾰ̓πευθέσῐ / ᾰ̓πευθέσῐν apeuthési(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓πευθῆ apeuthê	ᾰ̓πευθές apeuthés		ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî	ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî		ᾰ̓πευθεῖς apeutheîs	ᾰ̓πευθῆ apeuthê
Vocative		ᾰ̓πευθές apeuthés	ᾰ̓πευθές apeuthés		ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî	ᾰ̓πευθεῖ apeutheî		ᾰ̓πευθεῖς apeutheîs	ᾰ̓πευθῆ apeuthê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓πευθῶς apeuthôs			ᾰ̓πευθέστερος apeuthésteros			ᾰ̓πευθέστᾰτος apeuthéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἀπευθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀπευθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀπευθής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀπευθής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963