ἀεικής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀϊκής (aïkḗs) — Poetic
• αἰκής (aikḗs) — Tragic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to become equal”). Cognate with ἐπιεικής (epieikḗs), ἔοικα (éoika), εἰκών (eikṓn).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.eː.kɛ̌ːs/ → /a.iˈcis/ → /a.iˈcis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.eː.kɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.iˈke̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.iˈcis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.iˈcis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.iˈcis/

Adjective

ἀεικής • (aeikḗs) m or f (neuter ἀεικές); third declension

1. shameful, unseemly

Declension

Third declension of ἀεικής; ἀεικές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀεικής aeikḗs	ἀεικές aeikés		ἀεικεῖ aeikeî	ἀεικεῖ aeikeî		ἀεικεῖς aeikeîs	ἀεικῆ aeikê
Genitive		ἀεικοῦς aeikoûs	ἀεικοῦς aeikoûs		ἀεικοῖν aeikoîn	ἀεικοῖν aeikoîn		ἀεικῶν aeikôn	ἀεικῶν aeikôn
Dative		ἀεικεῖ aeikeî	ἀεικεῖ aeikeî		ἀεικοῖν aeikoîn	ἀεικοῖν aeikoîn		ἀεικέσῐ / ἀεικέσῐν aeikési(n)	ἀεικέσῐ / ἀεικέσῐν aeikési(n)
Accusative		ἀεικῆ aeikê	ἀεικές aeikés		ἀεικεῖ aeikeî	ἀεικεῖ aeikeî		ἀεικεῖς aeikeîs	ἀεικῆ aeikê
Vocative		ἀεικές aeikés	ἀεικές aeikés		ἀεικεῖ aeikeî	ἀεικεῖ aeikeî		ἀεικεῖς aeikeîs	ἀεικῆ aeikê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀεικῶς aeikôs			ἀεικέστερος aeikésteros			ἀεικέστᾰτος aeikéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀεικής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • disgraceful idem, page 233.
  • ignominious idem, page 414.
  • improper idem, page 424.
  • indecorous idem, page 431.
  • misbecoming idem, page 532.
  • shameful idem, page 761.
  • unbecoming idem, page 907.
  • unseemly idem, page 931.