εὐσταθής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐϋσταθής (eüstathḗs) — Epic

Etymology

εὐ- (eu-) + a derivative of ἵστημι (hístēmi), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯s.ta.tʰɛ̌ːs/ → /eɸs.taˈθis/ → /efs.taˈθis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯s.ta.tʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ews.taˈtʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸs.taˈθis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /efs.taˈθis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /efs.taˈθis/

Adjective

εὐστᾰθής • (eustathḗs) m or f (neuter εὐστᾰθές); third declension

1. well based, standing firm, stable (relatively unchanging)

Declension

Third declension of εὐστᾰθής; εὐστᾰθές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐστᾰθής eustathḗs	εὐστᾰθές eustathés		εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî	εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî		εὐστᾰθεῖς eustatheîs	εὐστᾰθῆ eustathê
Genitive		εὐστᾰθοῦς eustathoûs	εὐστᾰθοῦς eustathoûs		εὐστᾰθοῖν eustathoîn	εὐστᾰθοῖν eustathoîn		εὐστᾰθῶν eustathôn	εὐστᾰθῶν eustathôn
Dative		εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî	εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî		εὐστᾰθοῖν eustathoîn	εὐστᾰθοῖν eustathoîn		εὐστᾰθέσῐ / εὐστᾰθέσῐν eustathési(n)	εὐστᾰθέσῐ / εὐστᾰθέσῐν eustathési(n)
Accusative		εὐστᾰθῆ eustathê	εὐστᾰθές eustathés		εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî	εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî		εὐστᾰθεῖς eustatheîs	εὐστᾰθῆ eustathê
Vocative		εὐστᾰθές eustathés	εὐστᾰθές eustathés		εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî	εὐστᾰθεῖ eustatheî		εὐστᾰθεῖς eustatheîs	εὐστᾰθῆ eustathê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐστᾰθῶς eustathôs			εὐστᾰθέστερος eustathésteros			εὐστᾰθέστᾰτος eustathéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “εὐσταθής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• εὐσταθής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐϋσταθής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “εὐσταθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press