ἐπιτήδειος

ἐπιτήδειος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἐπῐτήδεος (epitḗdeos) – Ionic

Etymology

From ἐπιτηδές (epitēdés, “for this purpose”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix). ἐπιτηδές is from ἐπι- (epi-, “for”) +‎ τήδε (tḗde, “this”), variant of ἥδε (hḗde), feminine of ὅδε (hóde), with the suffix -ές (-és), adverbial neuter accusative singular of -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.tɛ̌ː.deː.os/ → /e.piˈti.ði.os/ → /e.piˈti.ði.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.tɛ̌ː.deː.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈte̝.di.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈti.ði.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈti.ði.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈti.ði.os/

Adjective

ἐπιτήδειος • (epitḗdeios) m (feminine ἐπιτηδείᾱ, neuter ἐπιτήδειον); first/second declension (Attic, Koine)

1. fit, suitable

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐπιτήδειος; ἐπιτηδείᾱ; ἐπιτήδειον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπιτήδειος epitḗdeios	ἐπιτηδείᾱ epitēdeíā	ἐπιτήδειον epitḗdeion		ἐπιτηδείω epitēdeíō	ἐπιτηδείᾱ epitēdeíā	ἐπιτηδείω epitēdeíō		ἐπιτήδειοι epitḗdeioi	ἐπιτήδειαι epitḗdeiai	ἐπιτήδειᾰ epitḗdeia
Genitive		ἐπιτηδείου epitēdeíou	ἐπιτηδείᾱς epitēdeíās	ἐπιτηδείου epitēdeíou		ἐπιτηδείοιν epitēdeíoin	ἐπιτηδείαιν epitēdeíain	ἐπιτηδείοιν epitēdeíoin		ἐπιτηδείων epitēdeíōn	ἐπιτηδείων epitēdeíōn	ἐπιτηδείων epitēdeíōn
Dative		ἐπιτηδείῳ epitēdeíōi	ἐπιτηδείᾳ epitēdeíāi	ἐπιτηδείῳ epitēdeíōi		ἐπιτηδείοιν epitēdeíoin	ἐπιτηδείαιν epitēdeíain	ἐπιτηδείοιν epitēdeíoin		ἐπιτηδείοις epitēdeíois	ἐπιτηδείαις epitēdeíais	ἐπιτηδείοις epitēdeíois
Accusative		ἐπιτήδειον epitḗdeion	ἐπιτηδείᾱν epitēdeíān	ἐπιτήδειον epitḗdeion		ἐπιτηδείω epitēdeíō	ἐπιτηδείᾱ epitēdeíā	ἐπιτηδείω epitēdeíō		ἐπιτηδείους epitēdeíous	ἐπιτηδείᾱς epitēdeíās	ἐπιτήδειᾰ epitḗdeia
Vocative		ἐπιτήδειε epitḗdeie	ἐπιτηδείᾱ epitēdeíā	ἐπιτήδειον epitḗdeion		ἐπιτηδείω epitēdeíō	ἐπιτηδείᾱ epitēdeíā	ἐπιτηδείω epitēdeíō		ἐπιτήδειοι epitḗdeioi	ἐπιτήδειαι epitḗdeiai	ἐπιτήδειᾰ epitḗdeia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐπιτηδείως epitēdeíōs				ἐπιτηδειότερος epitēdeióteros				ἐπιτηδειότᾰτος epitēdeiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἐπῐτήδειος • (epitḗdeios) m (genitive ἐπῐτηδείου); second declension (Attic)

1. close friend

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ἐπῐτήδειος; τοῦ ἐπῐτηδείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἐπῐτήδειος ho epitḗdeios	τὼ ἐπῐτηδείω tṑ epitēdeíō	οἱ ἐπῐτήδειοι hoi epitḗdeioi
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπῐτηδείου toû epitēdeíou	τοῖν ἐπῐτηδείοιν toîn epitēdeíoin	τῶν ἐπῐτηδείων tôn epitēdeíōn
Dative	τῷ ἐπῐτηδείῳ tôi epitēdeíōi	τοῖν ἐπῐτηδείοιν toîn epitēdeíoin	τοῖς ἐπῐτηδείοις toîs epitēdeíois
Accusative	τὸν ἐπῐτήδειον tòn epitḗdeion	τὼ ἐπῐτηδείω tṑ epitēdeíō	τοὺς ἐπῐτηδείους toùs epitēdeíous
Vocative	ἐπῐτήδειε epitḗdeie	ἐπῐτηδείω epitēdeíō	ἐπῐτήδειοι epitḗdeioi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐπιτήδεια (epitḗdeia)

References

• “ἐπιτήδειος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιτήδειος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπιτήδειος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• G2006 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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