ἐντελής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐν- (en-, “in”) +‎ τέλος (télos, “accomplishment, fulfilment; end”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /en.te.lɛ̌ːs/ → /en.teˈlis/ → /en.deˈlis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /en.te.lɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /en.teˈle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /en.teˈlis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /en.teˈlis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /en.deˈlis/

Adjective

ἐντελής • (entelḗs) m or f (neuter ἐντελές); third declension

1. complete, full
2. (of victims) perfect, unblemished
3. (of equipment) in good condition
4. (of men) full-grown, developed
5. possessing full rights
6. qualified to hold public office
7. subject to taxes or tributes

   Antonym: ἀτελής (atelḗs)

Declension

Third declension of ἐντελής; ἐντελές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐντελής entelḗs	ἐντελές entelés		ἐντελεῖ enteleî	ἐντελεῖ enteleî		ἐντελεῖς enteleîs	ἐντελῆ entelê
Genitive		ἐντελοῦς enteloûs	ἐντελοῦς enteloûs		ἐντελοῖν enteloîn	ἐντελοῖν enteloîn		ἐντελῶν entelôn	ἐντελῶν entelôn
Dative		ἐντελεῖ enteleî	ἐντελεῖ enteleî		ἐντελοῖν enteloîn	ἐντελοῖν enteloîn		ἐντελέσῐ / ἐντελέσῐν entelési(n)	ἐντελέσῐ / ἐντελέσῐν entelési(n)
Accusative		ἐντελῆ entelê	ἐντελές entelés		ἐντελεῖ enteleî	ἐντελεῖ enteleî		ἐντελεῖς enteleîs	ἐντελῆ entelê
Vocative		ἐντελές entelés	ἐντελές entelés		ἐντελεῖ enteleî	ἐντελεῖ enteleî		ἐντελεῖς enteleîs	ἐντελῆ entelê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐντελῶς entelôs			ἐντελέστερος entelésteros			ἐντελέστᾰτος enteléstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐντέλειᾱ (entéleiā)

Further reading

• “ἐντελής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐντελής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐντελής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐντελής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)