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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

  • πλὴν ἀλλὰ ὑμεῖσ γε τοῦ ὁρ́κου μνημονεύσαντεσ ψηφίσασθε ἤδη τὰ εὐόρκα μὴ πιστεύσαντεσ Ἐπικούρῳ λέγοντι μηδὲν ἐπισκοπεῖν τῶν παρ’ ἡμῖν γιγνομένων τοὺσ θεούσ. (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 20:15)
  • τίνι γὰρ ἂν ἄλλῳ δικαιότερον προσεπολέμει γόησ ἄνθρωποσ καὶ τερατείᾳ φίλοσ, ἀληθείᾳ δὲ ἔχθιστοσ, ἢ Ἐπικούρῳ ἀνδρὶ τὴν φύσιν τῶν πραγμάτων καθεωρακότι καὶ μόνῳ τὴν ἐν αὐτοῖσ ἀλήθειαν εἰδότι; (Lucian, Alexander, (no name) 25:8)
  • ταῦτα, ὦ φιλότησ, ὀλίγα ἐκ πολλῶν δείγματοσ ἕνεκα γράψαι ἠξίωσα, καὶ σοὶ μὲν χαριζόμενοσ, ἀνδρὶ ἑταίρῳ καὶ φίλῳ καὶ ὃν ἐγὼ πάντων μάλιστα θαυμάσασ ἔχω ἐπί τε σοφίᾳ καὶ τῷ πρὸσ ἀλήθειαν ἔρωτι καὶ τρόπου πραότητι καὶ ἐπιεικείᾳ καὶ γαλήνῃ βίου καὶ δεξιότητι πρὸσ τοὺσ συνόντασ, τὸ πλέον δέ, ‐ ὅπερ καὶ σοὶ ἥδιον, ‐ Ἐπικούρῳ τιμωρῶν, ἀνδρὶ ὡσ ἀληθῶσ ἱερῷ καὶ θεσπεσίῳ τὴν φύσιν καὶ μόνῳ μετ’ ἀληθείασ τὰ καλὰ ἐγνωκότι καὶ παραδεδωκότι καὶ ἐλευθερωτῇ τῶν ὁμιλησάντων αὐτῷ γενομένῳ. (Lucian, Alexander, (no name) 61:1)
  • καὶ ὅτι κλοπὴ τὸ πρᾶγμά ἐστιν καὶ οὐδὲν Ἐπικούρῳ μέλει τὸ ἡδύ, ἀλλὰ τῷ παρασίτῳ, οὕτω μάθοισ ἄν. (Lucian, De parasito sive artem esse parasiticam, (no name) 11:2)
  • καὶ μὴν οὐχὶ κατὰ ταῦτα μόνον οὐδὲν προσήκει τὸ ἡδὺ τῷ Ἐπικούρῳ, ἀλλὰ καὶ κατ’ ἐκεῖνα· (Lucian, De parasito sive artem esse parasiticam, (no name) 12:1)

Synonyms

  1. assisting

  2. defending

  3. helper

  4. mercenary

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