ἄσωτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Verbal adjective of ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ σῴζω (sṓizō, “save”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.sɔː.tos/ → /ˈa.so.tos/ → /ˈa.so.tos/

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

Adjective

ἄσωτος • (ásōtos) m (feminine ἀσώτη, neuter ἄσωτον); first/second declension

1. (literally) not saved, abandoned
2. debauched, dissolute
3. profligate, spendthrift
4. (+ dative) bringing ruin upon

Inflection

First and second declension of ἄσωτος; ἀσώτη; ἄσωτον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἄσωτος ásōtos	ἀσώτη asṓtē	ἄσωτον ásōton		ἀσώτω asṓtō	ἀσώτᾱ asṓtā	ἀσώτω asṓtō		ἄσωτοι ásōtoi	ἄσωται ásōtai	ἄσωτᾰ ásōta
Genitive		ἀσώτου asṓtou	ἀσώτης asṓtēs	ἀσώτου asṓtou		ἀσώτοιν asṓtoin	ἀσώταιν asṓtain	ἀσώτοιν asṓtoin		ἀσώτων asṓtōn	ἀσώτων asṓtōn	ἀσώτων asṓtōn
Dative		ἀσώτῳ asṓtōi	ἀσώτῃ asṓtēi	ἀσώτῳ asṓtōi		ἀσώτοιν asṓtoin	ἀσώταιν asṓtain	ἀσώτοιν asṓtoin		ἀσώτοις asṓtois	ἀσώταις asṓtais	ἀσώτοις asṓtois
Accusative		ἄσωτον ásōton	ἀσώτην asṓtēn	ἄσωτον ásōton		ἀσώτω asṓtō	ἀσώτᾱ asṓtā	ἀσώτω asṓtō		ἀσώτους asṓtous	ἀσώτᾱς asṓtās	ἄσωτᾰ ásōta
Vocative		ἄσωτε ásōte	ἀσώτη asṓtē	ἄσωτον ásōton		ἀσώτω asṓtō	ἀσώτᾱ asṓtā	ἀσώτω asṓtō		ἄσωτοι ásōtoi	ἄσωται ásōtai	ἄσωτᾰ ásōta
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀσώτως asṓtōs				ἀσωτότερος asōtóteros				ἀσωτότᾰτος asōtótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

• ἄσωστος (ásōstos) (only in literal sense)

Descendants

• Greek: άσωτος (ásotos)

References

• “ἄσωτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄσωτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄσωτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄσωτος 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.
  • extravagant idem, page 297.
  • improvident idem, page 425.
  • lavish idem, page 479.
  • prodigal idem, page 644.
  • profuse idem, page 653.
  • spend-thrift idem, page 801.
  • thriftless idem, page 870.
  • unsparing idem, page 932.
  • unthrifty idem, page 934.
  • wasteful idem, page 965.