ἀταραξία

See also: αταραξία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́η (ataraxíē) — Ionic

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ τᾰ́ρᾰξῐς (táraxis, “confusion”) +‎ -ᾱ (-ā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ta.rak.sí.aː/ → /a.ta.rakˈsi.a/ → /a.ta.rakˈsi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ta.rak.sí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ta.rakˈsi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ta.rakˈsi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ta.rakˈsi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ta.rakˈsi.a/

Noun

ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ • (ataraxíā) f (genitive ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. impassiveness, coolness, calmness
   • Diogenes Laërtius 10.82
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.101B
   • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, Collected Works 28.45

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ hē ataraxíā	τὼ ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ tṑ ataraxíā	αἱ ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́αι hai ataraxíai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱς tês ataraxíās	τοῖν ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́αιν toîn ataraxíain	τῶν ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐῶν tôn ataraxiôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾳ têi ataraxíāi	τοῖν ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́αιν toîn ataraxíain	ταῖς ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́αις taîs ataraxíais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱν tḕn ataraxíān	τὼ ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ tṑ ataraxíā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ataraxíās
Vocative	ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ ataraxíā	ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́ᾱ ataraxíā	ᾰ̓τᾰρᾰξῐ́αι ataraxíai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

• τᾰρᾰχή (tarakhḗ)

Descendants

• Basque: ataraxia
• Catalan: ataràxia
• English: ataraxia
• French: ataraxie
• Greek: αταραξία f (ataraxía)
• Ido: ataraxio
• Italian: atarassia
• Portuguese: ataraxia
• Romanian: ataraxie
• Spanish: ataraxia

References

• “ἀταραξία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀταραξία in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀταραξία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)