ἀκεστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology 1
From an unattested basis *ἄκος (*ákos) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix). The first element is related to Latin acus (“needle”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.kes.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.kesˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.cesˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.cesˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.cesˈtis/
Noun
ἀκεστής • (akestḗs) m (genitive ἀκεστοῦ); first declension
- mander of torn clothes
Inflection
First declension of ὁ ἀκεστής; τοῦ ἀκεστοῦ (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ἀκεστής ho akestḗs | τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ | οἱ ἀκεσταί hoi akestaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἀκεστοῦ toû akestoû | τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn | τῶν ἀκεστῶν tôn akestôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἀκεστῇ tôi akestêi | τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn | τοῖς ἀκεσταῖς toîs akestaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ἀκεστήν tòn akestḗn | τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ | τοὺς ἀκεστᾱ́ς toùs akestā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀκεστᾰ́ akestá | ἀκεστᾱ́ akestā́ | ἀκεσταί akestaí | ||||||||||
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Etymology 2
From ἀκέομαι (akéomai, “to heal, cure”) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.kes.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.kesˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.cesˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.cesˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.cesˈtis/
Noun
ἀκεστής • (akestḗs) m (genitive ἀκεστοῦ); first declension
- healer
Inflection
First declension of ὁ ἀκεστής; τοῦ ἀκεστοῦ (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ ἀκεστής ho akestḗs | τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ | οἱ ἀκεσταί hoi akestaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἀκεστοῦ toû akestoû | τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn | τῶν ἀκεστῶν tôn akestôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἀκεστῇ tôi akestêi | τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn | τοῖς ἀκεσταῖς toîs akestaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν ἀκεστήν tòn akestḗn | τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ | τοὺς ἀκεστᾱ́ς toùs akestā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀκεστᾰ́ akestá | ἀκεστᾱ́ akestā́ | ἀκεσταί akestaí | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀκεστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀκεστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀκεστής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)