ἐπιρρεπής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπιρρέπω (epirrhépō, “to lean towards”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pir̥.r̥e.pɛ̌ːs/ → /e.pir.reˈpis/ → /e.pi.reˈpis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pir̥.r̥e.pɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pir.reˈpe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pir.reˈpis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pir.reˈpis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.reˈpis/

Adjective

ἐπιρρεπής • (epirrhepḗs) m or f (neuter ἐπιρρεπές); third declension

1. leaning towards

Inflection

Third declension of ἐπιρρεπής; ἐπιρρεπές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπιρρεπής epirrhepḗs	ἐπιρρεπές epirrhepés		ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî	ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî		ἐπιρρεπεῖς epirrhepeîs	ἐπιρρεπῆ epirrhepê
Genitive		ἐπιρρεποῦς epirrhepoûs	ἐπιρρεποῦς epirrhepoûs		ἐπιρρεποῖν epirrhepoîn	ἐπιρρεποῖν epirrhepoîn		ἐπιρρεπῶν epirrhepôn	ἐπιρρεπῶν epirrhepôn
Dative		ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî	ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî		ἐπιρρεποῖν epirrhepoîn	ἐπιρρεποῖν epirrhepoîn		ἐπιρρεπέσῐ / ἐπιρρεπέσῐν epirrhepési(n)	ἐπιρρεπέσῐ / ἐπιρρεπέσῐν epirrhepési(n)
Accusative		ἐπιρρεπῆ epirrhepê	ἐπιρρεπές epirrhepés		ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî	ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî		ἐπιρρεπεῖς epirrhepeîs	ἐπιρρεπῆ epirrhepê
Vocative		ἐπιρρεπές epirrhepés	ἐπιρρεπές epirrhepés		ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî	ἐπιρρεπεῖ epirrhepeî		ἐπιρρεπεῖς epirrhepeîs	ἐπιρρεπῆ epirrhepê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπιρρεπῶς epirrhepôs			ἐπιρρεπέστερος epirrhepésteros			ἐπιρρεπέστᾰτος epirrhepéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἐπιρρεπής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιρρεπής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπιρρεπής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette