ἐμπειρικοί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐμπειρῐκός (empeirikós): as a noun, a substantivisation of its masculine plural forms in elliptical use for οἱ ἰατροὶ ἐμπειρικοί (hoi iatroì empeirikoí, “the physicians who heal based of their experience”); as an adjective, regularly declined forms.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /em.peː.ri.kǒi̯/ → /em.pi.riˈcy/ → /em.bi.riˈci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /em.peː.ri.kǒi̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /em.pi.riˈky/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /em.pi.riˈcy/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /em.pi.riˈcy/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /em.bi.riˈci/

Noun

ἐμπειρῐκοί • (empeirikoí) m pl (genitive ἐμπειρῐκῶν); second declension

1. the Empiric school of physicians

Declension

Second declension of οἱ ἐμπειρῐκοί; τῶν ἐμπειρῐκῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ ἐμπειρῐκοί hoi empeirikoí
Genitive	τῶν ἐμπειρῐκῶν tôn empeirikôn
Dative	τοῖς ἐμπειρῐκοῖς toîs empeirikoîs
Accusative	τοὺς ἐμπειρῐκούς toùs empeirikoús
Vocative	ἐμπειρῐκοί empeirikoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

ἐμπειρῐκοί • (empeirikoí)

1. nominative plural masculine of ἐμπειρῐκός (empeirikós)
2. vocative plural masculine of ἐμπειρῐκός (empeirikós)

References

• “ἐμπειρικός A.2”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press