ἀεκούσιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾱ̓κούσῐος (ākoúsios) — Attic

Etymology

ᾰ̓- (a-) +‎ ἑκούσῐος (hekoúsios)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.e.kǔː.si.os/ → /a.eˈku.si.os/ → /a.eˈku.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.e.kǔː.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓εκούσῐος • (aekoúsios) m (feminine ᾰ̓εκούσῐον or ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ, neuter ᾰ̓εκούσῐον); first/second declension
(Ionic and Epic, also in anapaests)

1. (of acts or their consequences) against the will, constrained
   1. (often in Attic, of offences) involuntary
2. (of persons, only in the adverb ἀκουσίως) involuntarily

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓εκούσῐος; ᾰ̓εκούσῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓εκούσῐος aekoúsios	ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō		ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι aekoúsioi	ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ aekoúsia
Genitive		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου aekousíou	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου aekousíou		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων aekousíōn	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων aekousíōn
Dative		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ aekousíōi	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ aekousíōi		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις aekousíois	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις aekousíois
Accusative		ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion	ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ους aekousíous	ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ aekoúsia
Vocative		ᾰ̓εκούσῐε aekoúsie	ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō		ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι aekoúsioi	ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ aekoúsia
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ως aekousíōs			ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτερος aekousiṓteros			ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτᾰτος aekousiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ᾰ̓εκούσῐος; ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ; ᾰ̓εκούσῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓εκούσῐος aekoúsios	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ aekousíā	ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ aekousíā	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō		ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι aekoúsioi	ᾰ̓εκούσῐαι aekoúsiai	ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ aekoúsia
Genitive		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου aekousíou	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱς aekousíās	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου aekousíou		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́αιν aekousíain	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων aekousíōn	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων aekousíōn	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων aekousíōn
Dative		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ aekousíōi	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾳ aekousíāi	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ aekousíōi		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́αιν aekousíain	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν aekousíoin		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις aekousíois	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́αις aekousíais	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις aekousíois
Accusative		ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱν aekousíān	ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ aekousíā	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ους aekousíous	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱς aekousíās	ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ aekoúsia
Vocative		ᾰ̓εκούσῐε aekoúsie	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ aekousíā	ᾰ̓εκούσῐον aekoúsion		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ aekousíā	ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω aekousíō		ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι aekoúsioi	ᾰ̓εκούσῐαι aekoúsiai	ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ aekoúsia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ως aekousíōs				ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτερος aekousiṓteros				ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτᾰτος aekousiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀεκούσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀεκούσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers