ἐπίγειος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπί (epí, “on”) +‎ γῆ (gê, “earth”) +‎ -ῐος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.ɡeː.os/ → /eˈpi.ʝi.os/ → /eˈpi.ʝi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.ɡeː.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ɡi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ʝi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ʝi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ʝi.os/

Adjective

ἐπίγειος • (epígeios) m or f (neuter ἐπίγειον); second declension

1. on or of the earth, terrestrial

Inflection

Second declension of ἐπῐ́γειος; ἐπῐ́γειον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐ́γειος epígeios	ἐπῐ́γειον epígeion		ἐπῐγείω epigeíō	ἐπῐγείω epigeíō		ἐπῐ́γειοι epígeioi	ἐπῐ́γειᾰ epígeia
Genitive		ἐπῐγείου epigeíou	ἐπῐγείου epigeíou		ἐπῐγείοιν epigeíoin	ἐπῐγείοιν epigeíoin		ἐπῐγείων epigeíōn	ἐπῐγείων epigeíōn
Dative		ἐπῐγείῳ epigeíōi	ἐπῐγείῳ epigeíōi		ἐπῐγείοιν epigeíoin	ἐπῐγείοιν epigeíoin		ἐπῐγείοις epigeíois	ἐπῐγείοις epigeíois
Accusative		ἐπῐ́γειον epígeion	ἐπῐ́γειον epígeion		ἐπῐγείω epigeíō	ἐπῐγείω epigeíō		ἐπῐγείους epigeíous	ἐπῐ́γειᾰ epígeia
Vocative		ἐπῐ́γειε epígeie	ἐπῐ́γειον epígeion		ἐπῐγείω epigeíō	ἐπῐγείω epigeíō		ἐπῐ́γειοι epígeioi	ἐπῐ́γειᾰ epígeia
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐγείως epigeíōs			ἐπῐγειότερος epigeióteros			ἐπῐγειότᾰτος epigeiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: επίγειος (epígeios)

Further reading

• “ἐπίγειος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐπίγειος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette