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ἄξιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄξιος ἀξίᾱ ἄξιον

Structure: ἀξι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/gw IV, and so properly weighing as much.

Sense

  1. counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like value
  2. worthy, fit

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ά̓ξιος ἀξίᾱ ά̓ξιον
Genitive ἀξίου ἀξίᾱς ἀξίου
Dative ἀξίῳ ἀξίᾱͅ ἀξίῳ
Accusative ά̓ξιον ἀξίᾱν ά̓ξιον
Vocative ά̓ξιε ἀξίᾱ ά̓ξιον
DualN/A/V ἀξίω ἀξίᾱ ἀξίω
G/D ἀξίοιν ἀξίαιν ἀξίοιν
PluralNominative ά̓ξιοι ἀξίαι ά̓ξια
Genitive ἀξίων ἀξιῶν ἀξίων
Dative ἀξίοις ἀξίαις ἀξίοις
Accusative ἀξίους ἀξίᾱς ά̓ξια
Vocative ά̓ξιοι ἀξίαι ά̓ξια
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ά̓ξιος ἀξίου ἀξιότερος ἀξιοτέρου ἀξιότατος ἀξιοτάτου
Adverb ἀξίως ἀξιότερον ἀξιότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • Ἐμοὶ δὲ δῴη ὁ Θεὸσ εἰπεῖν κατὰ γνώμην καὶ ἐνθυμηθῆναι ἀξίωσ τῶν δεδομένων, ὅτι αὐτὸσ καὶ τῆσ σοφίασ ὁδηγόσ ἐστι καὶ τῶν σοφῶν διορθωτήσ. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 7:15)
  • ΔΙΑ τοῦτο δ̓ ὁμοίων ἐκολάσθησαν ἀξίωσ καὶ διὰ πλήθουσ κνωδάλων ἐβασανίσθησαν. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 16:1)
  • Τέκνον, καθὼσ ἐὰν ἔχῃσ, εὖ ποίει σεαυτὸν καὶ προσφορὰσ Κυρίῳ ἀξίωσ πρόσαγε. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 14:11)
  • οὗτοσ μέντοι δοκεῖ καὶ κοσμῆσαι τὴν τέχνην ἀξίωσ. (Lucian, De parasito sive artem esse parasiticam, (no name) 33:6)
  • ἡδέωσ δ’ ἄν μοι δοκεῖσ καὶ ποιητὴσ γενέσθαι τῶν ἐρωτικῶν ᾀσμάτων ἢ κἂν ἄλλου ποιήσαντοσ δύνασθαι ᾄδειν ἀξίωσ· (Lucian, De mercede, (no name) 27:3)

Synonyms

  1. worthy

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