ἐνδεής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐνδέω (endéō, “to be lacking”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /en.de.ɛ̌ːs/ → /en.deˈis/ → /en.deˈis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /en.de.ɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /en.deˈe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /en.deˈis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /en.deˈis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /en.deˈis/

Adjective

ἐνδεής • (endeḗs) m or f (neuter ἐνδεές); third declension

1. lacking, deficient
2. inadequate, insufficient
3. (grammar) defective

Declension

Third declension of ἐνδεής; ἐνδεές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐνδεής endeḗs	ἐνδεές endeés		ἐνδεεῖ endeeî	ἐνδεεῖ endeeî		ἐνδεεῖς endeeîs	ἐνδεᾶ / ἐνδεῆ endeâ / endeê
Genitive		ἐνδεοῦς endeoûs	ἐνδεοῦς endeoûs		ἐνδεοῖν endeoîn	ἐνδεοῖν endeoîn		ἐνδεῶν endeôn	ἐνδεῶν endeôn
Dative		ἐνδεεῖ endeeî	ἐνδεεῖ endeeî		ἐνδεοῖν endeoîn	ἐνδεοῖν endeoîn		ἐνδεέσῐ / ἐνδεέσῐν endeési(n)	ἐνδεέσῐ / ἐνδεέσῐν endeési(n)
Accusative		ἐνδεᾶ / ἐνδεῆ endeâ / endeê	ἐνδεές endeés		ἐνδεεῖ endeeî	ἐνδεεῖ endeeî		ἐνδεεῖς endeeîs	ἐνδεᾶ / ἐνδεῆ endeâ / endeê
Vocative		ἐνδεές endeés	ἐνδεές endeés		ἐνδεεῖ endeeî	ἐνδεεῖ endeeî		ἐνδεεῖς endeeîs	ἐνδεᾶ / ἐνδεῆ endeâ / endeê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐνδεῶς endeôs			ἐνδεέστερος endeésteros			ἐνδεέστᾰτος endeéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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