ἀπηνής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀπο- (apo-) + the root -η(ν)- (-ē(n)-) found in πρᾱνής (prānḗs, “prone”) and ἐνηής (enēḗs, “gentle, amiable”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.pɛː.nɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.pe̝ˈne̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.piˈnis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.piˈnis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.piˈnis/
Adjective
ἀπηνής • (apēnḗs) m or f (neuter ἀπηνές); third declension
- ungentle, harsh, rough, hard
Declension
Third declension of ἀπηνής; ἀπηνές (contracted, Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | ἀπηνής apēnḗs | ἀπηνές apēnés | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνεῖς apēneîs | ἀπηνῆ apēnê | ||||||||
Genitive | ἀπηνοῦς apēnoûs | ἀπηνοῦς apēnoûs | ἀπηνοῖν apēnoîn | ἀπηνοῖν apēnoîn | ἀπηνῶν apēnôn | ἀπηνῶν apēnôn | ||||||||
Dative | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνοῖν apēnoîn | ἀπηνοῖν apēnoîn | ἀπηνέσῐ / ἀπηνέσῐν apēnési(n) | ἀπηνέσῐ / ἀπηνέσῐν apēnési(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | ἀπηνῆ apēnê | ἀπηνές apēnés | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνεῖς apēneîs | ἀπηνῆ apēnê | ||||||||
Vocative | ἀπηνές apēnés | ἀπηνές apēnés | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνεῖ apēneî | ἀπηνεῖς apēneîs | ἀπηνῆ apēnê | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ἀπηνῶς apēnôs | ἀπηνέστερος apēnésteros | ἀπηνέστᾰτος apēnéstatos | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀπηνής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀπηνής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀπηνής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀπηνής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- “ἀπηνής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press