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ἐπίκουρος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπίκουρος ἐπίκουρος ἐπίκουρον

Structure: ἐπικουρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. assisting, aiding
  2. defending
  3. (masculine substantive) helper, ally, assister
  4. (masculine substantive) mercenary, hireling

Declension

First/Second declension
M/F Neuter
SingularNominative ἐπίκουρος ἐπίκουρον
Genitive ἐπικούρου ἐπικούρου
Dative ἐπικούρῳ ἐπικούρῳ
Accusative ἐπίκουρον ἐπίκουρον
Vocative ἐπίκουρε ἐπίκουρον
DualN/A/V ἐπικούρω ἐπικούρω
G/D ἐπικούροιν ἐπικούροιν
PluralNominative ἐπίκουροι ἐπίκουρα
Genitive ἐπικούρων ἐπικούρων
Dative ἐπικούροις ἐπικούροις
Accusative ἐπικούρους ἐπίκουρα
Vocative ἐπίκουροι ἐπίκουρα
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ἐπίκουρος ἐπικούρου ἐπικουρότερος ἐπικουροτέρου ἐπικουρότατος ἐπικουροτάτου
Adverb ἐπικούρως ἐπικουρότερον ἐπικουρότατα

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

  • ὦ ταῖσ ἱεραῖσ φέγγοσ Ἀθήναισ καὶ ταῖσ νήσοισ ἐπίκουρε, τίν’ ἔχων φήμην ἀγαθὴν ἥκεισ, ἐφ’ ὅτῳ κνισῶμεν ἀγυιάσ; (Aristotle, Choral, anapests2)
  • κεκμήκατε, ὦ Ἐπίκουρε καὶ Ἀρίστιππε; (Lucian, Piscator, (no name) 1:9)
  • "ὁρ́α δ’ ἃ περὶ τοῦ οἴνου τῆσ θερμότητοσ ἐν τῷ Συμποσίῳ Πολύαινον αὑτῷ διαλεγόμενον Ἐπίκουροσ πεποίηκε λέγοντοσ γάρ οὐ φῂσ εἶναι, ὦ Ἐπίκουρε, τὰσ ὑπὸ τοῦ οἴνου διαθερμασίασ; (Plutarch, Adversus Colotem, section 61)
  • "κἂν εἴ τισ ἔροιτο τί λέγεισ, ὦ Ἐπίκουρε, τὸ μέν τι κενὸν εἶναι τὸ δὲ φύσιν κενοῦ; (Plutarch, Adversus Colotem, section 119)
  • τί λέγεισ, ὦ Ἐπίκουρε; (Plutarch, Non posse suaviter vivi secundum Epicurum, section 13 5:1)

Synonyms

  1. assisting

  2. defending

  3. helper

  4. mercenary

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