θεωρητικῶς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Hellenistic adverb from the ancient adjective θεωρητῐκός (theōrētikós, “speculative”) +‎ -ως (-ōs, “suffix for adverbs”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /θe.o.ri.tiˈkos/ → /θe.o.ri.tiˈkos/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.re̝.tiˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.ri.tiˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.ri.tiˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.o.ri.tiˈkos/

Adverb

θεωρητῐκῶς • (theōrētikôs) (Koine)

1. speculatively, from a theoretical perspective
   • Epicurius, 31.16.3

Further reading

• “θεωρητικός, -κῶς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• θεωρητῐκῶς in The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek p.940 by Franco Montanari