ἄοκνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (a-, “not”) +‎ ὄκνος (óknos, “hesitation”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.o.knos/ → /ˈa.o.knos/ → /ˈa.o.knos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.o.knos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́οκνος • (áoknos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́οκνον); second declension

1. resolute, without hesitation, industrious
   • 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 495:

     ἔνθα κ’ ἄοκνος ἀνὴρ μέγα οἶκον ὀφέλλοι

     éntha k’ áoknos anḕr méga oîkon ophélloi

     For then an industrious man can greatly prosper his house.

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓́οκνος; ᾰ̓́οκνον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́οκνος áoknos	ᾰ̓́οκνον áoknon		ᾰ̓όκνω aóknō	ᾰ̓όκνω aóknō		ᾰ̓́οκνοι áoknoi	ᾰ̓́οκνᾰ áokna
Genitive		ᾰ̓όκνου aóknou	ᾰ̓όκνου aóknou		ᾰ̓όκνοιν aóknoin	ᾰ̓όκνοιν aóknoin		ᾰ̓όκνων aóknōn	ᾰ̓όκνων aóknōn
Dative		ᾰ̓όκνῳ aóknōi	ᾰ̓όκνῳ aóknōi		ᾰ̓όκνοιν aóknoin	ᾰ̓όκνοιν aóknoin		ᾰ̓όκνοις aóknois	ᾰ̓όκνοις aóknois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́οκνον áoknon	ᾰ̓́οκνον áoknon		ᾰ̓όκνω aóknō	ᾰ̓όκνω aóknō		ᾰ̓όκνους aóknous	ᾰ̓́οκνᾰ áokna
Vocative		ᾰ̓́οκνε áokne	ᾰ̓́οκνον áoknon		ᾰ̓όκνω aóknō	ᾰ̓όκνω aóknō		ᾰ̓́οκνοι áoknoi	ᾰ̓́οκνᾰ áokna
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓όκνως aóknōs			ᾰ̓οκνότερος aoknóteros			ᾰ̓οκνότᾰτος aoknótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ᾰ̓οκνῐ́ᾱ (aokníā)

References

• “ἄοκνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄοκνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄοκνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄοκνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • eager idem, page 258.
  • resolute idem, page 702.
  • unfaltering idem, page 917.
  • unflagging idem, page 918.
  • unflinching idem, page 918.
  • unhesitating idem, page 921.
  • unquestioning idem, page 928.
  • unshrinking idem, page 932.
  • unwavering idem, page 936.