ἐπίκουρος

See also: Ἐπίκουρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + an unattested word, perhaps deriving from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-, with cognates such as Latin currō.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.kuː.ros/ → /eˈpi.ku.ros/ → /eˈpi.ku.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.kuː.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/

Adjective

ἐπίκουρος • (epíkouros) m or f (neuter ἐπίκουρον); second declension

1. assisting, aiding
2. defending
3. (masculine substantive) helper, ally, assister
4. (masculine substantive) mercenary, hireling

Inflection

Second declension of ἐπίκουρος; ἐπίκουρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπίκουρος epíkouros	ἐπίκουρον epíkouron		ἐπικούρω epikoúrō	ἐπικούρω epikoúrō		ἐπίκουροι epíkouroi	ἐπίκουρᾰ epíkoura
Genitive		ἐπικούρου epikoúrou	ἐπικούρου epikoúrou		ἐπικούροιν epikoúroin	ἐπικούροιν epikoúroin		ἐπικούρων epikoúrōn	ἐπικούρων epikoúrōn
Dative		ἐπικούρῳ epikoúrōi	ἐπικούρῳ epikoúrōi		ἐπικούροιν epikoúroin	ἐπικούροιν epikoúroin		ἐπικούροις epikoúrois	ἐπικούροις epikoúrois
Accusative		ἐπίκουρον epíkouron	ἐπίκουρον epíkouron		ἐπικούρω epikoúrō	ἐπικούρω epikoúrō		ἐπικούρους epikoúrous	ἐπίκουρᾰ epíkoura
Vocative		ἐπίκουρε epíkoure	ἐπίκουρον epíkouron		ἐπικούρω epikoúrō	ἐπικούρω epikoúrō		ἐπίκουροι epíkouroi	ἐπίκουρᾰ epíkoura
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπικούρως epikoúrōs			ἐπικουρότερος epikouróteros			ἐπικουρότᾰτος epikourótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐπικουρέω (epikouréō)
• ἐπικούρημα (epikoúrēma)
• ἐπικούρησις (epikoúrēsis)
• ἐπικουρητικός (epikourētikós)
• ἐπικουρικός (epikourikós)
• ἐπικούριος (epikoúrios)
• ἐπικουρίᾱ (epikouríā)

 

Further reading

• “ἐπίκουρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπίκουρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐπίκουρος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπίκουρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπίκουρος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐπίκουρος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • aider idem, page 20.
  • ally idem, page 25.
  • assistant idem, page 46.
  • assisting idem, page 46.
  • auxiliary idem, page 54.
  • epicurus idem, page 279.
  • helper idem, page 395.
  • helping idem, page 396.
  • subsidiary idem, page 832.