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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

  • ἢν γάρ τί που καὶ μικρὸν ἐπινυστάσωμεν, ἀληθὴσ εὐθὺσ ὁ Ἐπίκουροσ, ἀπρονοήτουσ ἡμᾶσ ἀποφαίνων τῶν ἐπὶ γῆσ πραγμάτων. (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 2:7)
  • ὁ Ἐπίκουροσ ὑπὲρ τῆσ Ἡδονῆσ λέγε. (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 20:17)
  • ἡδονὴ πᾶσιν ἐχθρὸν τῷ λόγῳ καὶ ὁ Ἐπίκουροσ πολέμιοσ, ἔργῳ δὲ διὰ ταύτην ἅπαντα πράττουσιν. (Lucian, Fugitivi, (no name) 19:6)
  • ἐρομένου γάρ τινοσ τί πράττει ἐν Αἵδου ὁ Ἐπίκουροσ ; (Lucian, Alexander, (no name) 25:3)
  • ὁ δὲ ἄτεγκτοσ Ἐπίκουροσ ‐ οὕτωσ γὰρ αὐτὸν ὠνόμαζεν ‐ ἔχθιστοσ δικαίωσ, πάντα ταῦτα ἐν γέλωτι καὶ παιδιᾷ τιθέμενοσ. (Lucian, Alexander, (no name) 25:10)

Synonyms

  1. assisting

  2. defending

  3. helper

  4. mercenary

Related

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