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ἀσφαλής

Third declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀσφαλής ἀσφαλές

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + σφαλη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: sfa/llomai

Sense

  1. not liable to fall, immoveable, steadfast, firm
  2. unfailing, trusty, safe, sure, certain
  3. assured from danger, safe, secure, safety, it is safe
  4. a convincing
  5. fast, firm, steady, without faltering, without fail for ever
  6. in safety, with certainty

Declension

Third declension
M/F Neuter
SingularNominative ἀσφαλής ά̓σφαλες
Genitive ἀσφαλούς ἀσφάλους
Dative ἀσφαλεί ἀσφάλει
Accusative ἀσφαλή ά̓σφαλες
Vocative ἀσφαλές ά̓σφαλες
DualN/A/V ἀσφαλεί ἀσφάλει
G/D ἀσφαλοίν ἀσφάλοιν
PluralNominative ἀσφαλείς ἀσφάλη
Genitive ἀσφαλών ἀσφάλων
Dative ἀσφαλέσιν* ἀσφάλεσιν*
Accusative ἀσφαλείς ἀσφάλη
Vocative ἀσφαλείς ἀσφάλη
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ἀσφαλής ἀσφαλούς ἀσφαλέστερος ἀσφαλεστέρου ἀσφαλέστατος ἀσφαλεστάτου
Adverb ἀσφαλέως ἀσφαλέστερον ἀσφαλέστατα

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

  • ξύλον ζωῆσ ἐστι πᾶσι τοῖσ ἀντεχομένοισ αὐτῆσ, καὶ τοῖσ ἐπερειδομένοισ ἐπ̓ αὐτὴν ὡσ ἐπὶ Κύριον ἀσφαλήσ. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 3:18)
  • Οὐκ ἀσφαλὴσ ἡ πεῖρα, ὦ Πρωτεῦ. (Lucian, Dialogi Marini, menelaus and proteus, chapter 2 1:4)
  • καὶ δἰ ὀλίγου ἀπὸ τοῦ νότου ἐσ λίβα ἄνεμον, καὶ ταῖσ ναυσὶν οὐκέτι ἀσφαλὴσ ὁ ὁρ́μοσ ἦν. (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 4 5:1)
  • ὁρ́μοσ ναυσὶν οὐκ ἀσφαλήσ, σαλεύοιεν δ̓ ἂν ἀπαθεῖσ, εἰ μὴ μέγασ χειμὼν κατάσχοι. (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 14 4:3)
  • ὁρ́μοσ ναυσὶν ἀσφαλήσ. (Arrian, Periplus Ponti Euxini, chapter 14 6:1)

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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