ἐπιμελής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπῐ- (epi-) +‎ μέλω (mélō, “to care”) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.me.lɛ̌ːs/ → /e.pi.meˈlis/ → /e.pi.meˈlis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.me.lɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈlis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈlis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈlis/

Adjective

ἐπῐμελής • (epimelḗs) m or f (neuter ἐπῐμελές); third declension

1. careful, anxious [with genitive ‘about’]; attentive
2. cared about

Declension

Third declension of ἐπῐμελής; ἐπῐμελές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐμελής epimelḗs	ἐπῐμελές epimelés		ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî		ἐπῐμελεῖς epimeleîs	ἐπῐμελῆ epimelê
Genitive		ἐπῐμελοῦς epimeloûs	ἐπῐμελοῦς epimeloûs		ἐπῐμελοῖν epimeloîn	ἐπῐμελοῖν epimeloîn		ἐπῐμελῶν epimelôn	ἐπῐμελῶν epimelôn
Dative		ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî		ἐπῐμελοῖν epimeloîn	ἐπῐμελοῖν epimeloîn		ἐπῐμελέσῐ / ἐπῐμελέσῐν epimelési(n)	ἐπῐμελέσῐ / ἐπῐμελέσῐν epimelési(n)
Accusative		ἐπῐμελῆ epimelê	ἐπῐμελές epimelés		ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî		ἐπῐμελεῖς epimeleîs	ἐπῐμελῆ epimelê
Vocative		ἐπῐμελές epimelés	ἐπῐμελές epimelés		ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epimeleî		ἐπῐμελεῖς epimeleîs	ἐπῐμελῆ epimelê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐμελῶς epimelôs			ἐπῐμελέστερος epimelésteros			ἐπῐμελέστᾰτος epimeléstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἐπιμελής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιμελής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers