Ἐπίκουρος
See also: ἐπίκουρος
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From ἐπίκουρος (epíkouros, “assisting, helper; defending, ally”), from ἐπι- (epi-) + an otherwise unknown root.
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pí.kuː.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
Proper noun edit
Ἐπῐ́κουρος • (Epíkouros) m (genitive Ἐπῐκούρου); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Epicurus
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ἐπῐ́κουρος ho Epíkouros | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ἐπῐκούρου toû Epikoúrou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ἐπῐκούρῳ tôi Epikoúrōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ἐπῐ́κουρον tòn Epíkouron | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἐπῐ́κουρε Epíkoure | ||||||||||||
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Descendants edit
- Greek: Επίκουρος (Epíkouros)
- → Old Armenian: Եպիկուրոս (Epikuros)
- → Latin: Epicūrus
- Hebrew: אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס (epikóros, “heretic”), אֶפִּיקוֹרֶס