ἐπιεικής

See also: επιεικής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) +‎ εἰκός (eikós, “reasonable”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.eː.kɛ̌ːs/ → /e.pi.iˈcis/ → /e.pi.iˈcis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.eː.kɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.iˈke̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.iˈcis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.iˈcis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.iˈcis/

Adjective

ἐπιεικής • (epieikḗs) m or f (neuter ἐπιεικές); third declension

1. fitting, suitable
2. (after Homer)
   1. (of statements, rights)
      1. reasonable
      2. fair, equitable, not according to the letter of the law
   2. (of persons)
      1. able, capable
      2. (in a moral sense) reasonable, fair, kind, gentle, good

Inflection

Third declension of ἐπῐεικής; ἐπῐεικές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐεικής epieikḗs	ἐπῐεικές epieikés		ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî	ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî		ἐπῐεικεῖς epieikeîs	ἐπῐεικῆ epieikê
Genitive		ἐπῐεικοῦς epieikoûs	ἐπῐεικοῦς epieikoûs		ἐπῐεικοῖν epieikoîn	ἐπῐεικοῖν epieikoîn		ἐπῐεικῶν epieikôn	ἐπῐεικῶν epieikôn
Dative		ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî	ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî		ἐπῐεικοῖν epieikoîn	ἐπῐεικοῖν epieikoîn		ἐπῐεικέσῐ / ἐπῐεικέσῐν epieikési(n)	ἐπῐεικέσῐ / ἐπῐεικέσῐν epieikési(n)
Accusative		ἐπῐεικῆ epieikê	ἐπῐεικές epieikés		ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî	ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî		ἐπῐεικεῖς epieikeîs	ἐπῐεικῆ epieikê
Vocative		ἐπῐεικές epieikés	ἐπῐεικές epieikés		ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî	ἐπῐεικεῖ epieikeî		ἐπῐεικεῖς epieikeîs	ἐπῐεικῆ epieikê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐεικῶς epieikôs			ἐπῐεικέστερος epieikésteros			ἐπῐεικέστᾰτος epieikéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐπιείκεια (epieíkeia)

Descendants

• Greek: επιεικής (epieikís)

Further reading

• “ἐπιεικής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιεικής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἐπιεικής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπιεικής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπιεικής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G1933 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • charitable idem, page 126.
  • clement idem, page 137.
  • considerate idem, page 163.
  • dispassionate idem, page 236.
  • equitable idem, page 280.
  • fair idem, page 302.
  • feeling idem, page 313.
  • gentle idem, page 357.
  • honest idem, page 404.
  • impartial idem, page 419.
  • just idem, page 466.
  • kind idem, page 469.
  • lenient idem, page 485.
  • meek idem, page 522.
  • merciful idem, page 525.
  • mild idem, page 529.
  • plausible idem, page 618.
  • reasonable idem, page 677.
  • right idem, page 714.
  • specious idem, page 799.
  • substantial idem, page 832.
  • tolerable idem, page 880.
  • unbiassed idem, page 908.
  • unprejudiced idem, page 927.
  • upright idem, page 938.