ἀπειρία

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.peː.rí.aː/ → /a.piˈri.a/ → /a.piˈri.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.peː.rí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/

Etymology 1

ᾰ̓́πειρος (ápeiros, “unexperienced”) +‎ -ῐᾱ (-iā)

Noun

ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ • (apeiríā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. lack of skill, inexperience, ignorance

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ hē apeiríā	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ apeiríā	αἱ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι hai apeiríai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tês apeiríās	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn apeiríain	τῶν ᾰ̓πειρῐῶν tôn apeiriôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾳ têi apeiríāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn apeiríain	ταῖς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αις taîs apeiríais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱν tḕn apeiríān	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ apeiríā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s apeiríās
Vocative	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ apeiríā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ apeiríā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι apeiríai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀπειρία (A)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀπειρία¹”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• 1 ἀπειρία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

Etymology 2

ᾰ̓́πειρος (ápeiros, “unlimited, infinite”) +‎ -ῐᾱ (-iā)

Noun

ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ • (apeiríā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. infinity
2. eternity

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ hē apeiríā	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ apeiríā	αἱ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι hai apeiríai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tês apeiríās	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn apeiríain	τῶν ᾰ̓πειρῐῶν tôn apeiriôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾳ têi apeiríāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn apeiríain	ταῖς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αις taîs apeiríais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱν tḕn apeiríān	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ apeiríā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s apeiríās
Vocative	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ apeiríā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ apeiríā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι apeiríai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀπειρία (B)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀπειρία²”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• 2 ἀπειρία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)