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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

  • αὐτὰρ ἐρισμαράγοιο Διὸσ κλειτοὶ ἐπίκουροι δώματα ναιετάουσιν ἐπ’ Ὠκεανοῖο θεμέθλοισ, Κόττοσ τ’ ἠδὲ Γύησ· (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 76:4)
  • "εἰ δὲ μή, Ἐρινύεσ μιν Δίκησ ἐπίκουροι ἐξευρήσουσιν. (Plutarch, De exilio, section 11 10:1)
  • πολλοὶ μὲν γὰρ ἐμοὶ Τρῶεσ κλειτοὶ τ’ ἐπίκουροι, πολλοὶ δ’ αὖ σοὶ Ἀχαιοὶ φθονεῖν πεφύκασι καὶ ζηλοτυπεῖν. (Plutarch, De fraterno amore, section 14 2:2)
  • πολλοὶ μὲν γὰρ ἐμοὶ Τρῶεσ κλειτοὶ τ’ ἐπίκουροι· (Plutarch, De fraterno amore, section 14 7:2)
  • ἦν δὲ φόνοσ ἐν τῷ στρατοπέδῳ τῶν ἁλισκομένων, καὶ δισχίλιοι Λακεδαιμονίων ἥκοντεσ ἐπίκουροι νεωστὶ συγκατεκόπησαν. (Plutarch, Brutus, chapter 41 4:3)

Synonyms

  1. assisting

  2. defending

  3. helper

  4. mercenary

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