Ἐπίκουρος
See also: ἐπίκουρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐπίκουρος (epíkouros, “assisting, helper; defending, ally”), from ἐπι- (epi-) + an otherwise unknown root.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pí.kuː.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈpi.ku.ros/
Proper noun
Ἐπῐ́κουρος • (Epíkouros) m (genitive Ἐπῐκούρου); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Epicurus
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ἐπῐ́κουρος ho Epíkouros | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἐπῐκούρου toû Epikoúrou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἐπῐκούρῳ tôi Epikoúrōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἐπῐ́κουρον tòn Epíkouron | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἐπῐ́κουρε Epíkoure | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Επίκουρος (Epíkouros)
- → Old Armenian: Եպիկուրոս (Epikuros)
- → Latin: Epicūrus
- Hebrew: אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס (epikóros, “heretic”), אֶפִּיקוֹרֶס
Further reading
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009
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