ἀμαθής

See also: αμαθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ the root of μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ma.tʰɛ̌ːs/ → /a.maˈθis/ → /a.maˈθis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ma.tʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.maˈtʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/

Adjective

ἀμαθής • (amathḗs) m or f (neuter ἀμαθές); third declension

1. ignorant [+genitive = about something]; stupid
2. (morally) unfeeling, inhuman
3. (of animals) unmanageable
4. (of things) uncivilized, unrestricted, barbarous
5. not heard of, unknown

Inflection

Third declension of ἀμαθής; ἀμαθές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀμαθής amathḗs	ἀμαθές amathés		ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî		ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs	ἀμαθῆ amathê
Genitive		ἀμαθοῦς amathoûs	ἀμαθοῦς amathoûs		ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn	ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn		ἀμαθῶν amathôn	ἀμαθῶν amathôn
Dative		ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî		ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn	ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn		ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n)	ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n)
Accusative		ἀμαθῆ amathê	ἀμαθές amathés		ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî		ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs	ἀμαθῆ amathê
Vocative		ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθές amathés		ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî		ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs	ἀμαθῆ amathê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀμαθῶς amathôs			ἀμαθέστερος amathésteros			ἀμαθέστᾰτος amathéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἀμαθής; ἀμαθές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀμαθής amathḗs	ἀμαθές amathés		ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée		ἀμαθεῖς / ἀμαθέες amatheîs / amathées	ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa
Genitive		ἀμαθέος / ἀμαθεῦς amathéos / amatheûs	ἀμαθέος / ἀμαθεῦς amathéos / amatheûs		ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin	ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin		ἀμαθέων amathéōn	ἀμαθέων amathéōn
Dative		ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέῐ̈ amatheî / amathéï	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέῐ̈ amatheî / amathéï		ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin	ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin		ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n)	ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathési(n)
Accusative		ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa	ἀμαθές amathés		ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée		ἀμαθέᾰς amathéas	ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa
Vocative		ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθές amathés		ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée		ἀμαθεῖς / ἀμαθέες amatheîs / amathées	ἀμαθέᾰ amathéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀμαθέως amathéōs			ἀμαθέστερος amathésteros			ἀμαθέστᾰτος amathéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• G261 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • awkward idem, page 56.
  • backward idem, page 58.
  • besotted idem, page 75.
  • blind idem, page 83.
  • boorish idem, page 89.
  • clumsy idem, page 140.
  • coarse idem, page 140.
  • dense idem, page 210.
  • dull idem, page 256.
  • foolish idem, page 333.
  • gross idem, page 374.
  • heavy idem, page 393.
  • ignorant idem, page 414.
  • illiterate idem, page 416.
  • obtuse idem, page 568.
  • rude idem, page 724.
  • senseless idem, page 752.
  • silly idem, page 776.
  • slow idem, page 785.
  • sluggish idem, page 786.
  • stolid idem, page 819.
  • stranger idem, page 823.
  • stupid idem, page 830.
  • thick-headed idem, page 865.
  • thick-skinned idem, page 866.
  • unacquainted idem, page 906.
  • uneducated idem, page 916.
  • unfamiliar idem, page 917.
  • uninstructed idem, page 922.
  • unintelligent idem, page 922.
  • unknowing idem, page 923.
  • unlearned idem, page 924.
  • unlettered idem, page 924.
  • unpolished idem, page 927.
  • unskilful idem, page 932.
  • unskilled idem, page 932.
  • untaught idem, page 934.
  • untutored idem, page 935.
  • unversed in idem, page 936.
  • vulgar idem, page 958.
  • weak-minded idem, page 969.
  • witless idem, page 985.