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ἐπιρρεπής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐπιρρεπής ἐπιρρεπές

Structure: ἐπιρρεπη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. leaning towards

Declension

Third declension
M/F Neuter
SingularNominative ἐπιρρεπής ἐπίρρεπες
Genitive ἐπιρρεπούς ἐπιρρέπους
Dative ἐπιρρεπεί ἐπιρρέπει
Accusative ἐπιρρεπή ἐπίρρεπες
Vocative ἐπιρρεπές ἐπίρρεπες
DualN/A/V ἐπιρρεπεί ἐπιρρέπει
G/D ἐπιρρεποίν ἐπιρρέποιν
PluralNominative ἐπιρρεπείς ἐπιρρέπη
Genitive ἐπιρρεπών ἐπιρρέπων
Dative ἐπιρρεπέσιν* ἐπιρρέπεσιν*
Accusative ἐπιρρεπείς ἐπιρρέπη
Vocative ἐπιρρεπείς ἐπιρρέπη
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ἐπιρρεπής ἐπιρρεπούς ἐπιρρεπέστερος ἐπιρρεπεστέρου ἐπιρρεπέστατος ἐπιρρεπεστάτου
Adverb ἐπιρρεπέως ἐπιρρεπέστερον ἐπιρρεπέστατα

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

  • Δίκα δὲ τοῖσ μὲν παθοῦσ‐ ιν μαθεῖν ἐπιρρέπει· (Aeschylus, Agamemnon, choral, antistrophe 6 1:3)
  • Ζεὺσ γάρ τοι τὸ τάλαντον ἐπιρρέπει ἄλλοτε ἄλλωσ, ἄλλοτε μὲν πλουτεῖν, ἄλλοτε μηδὲν ἔχειν. (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume I, , 1386-138982)
  • Ὁ δὲ ὦμοσ, καὶ ὁ βραχίων, καὶ τὰ προσηρτημένα τούτοισιν εὐαπόλυτά ἐστιν ἀπὸ τῶν πλευρέων καὶ τοῦ στήθεοσ, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο δύναται καὶ ἀνωτέρω πολὺ ἀνάγεσθαι καὶ κατωτέρω ὅταν οὖν καταγῇ ἡ κληϊσ, τὸ πρὸσ τῷ ὤμῳ ὀστέον ἐσ τὸ κατωτέρω ἐπιῤῬέπει‧ ἐσ τοῦτο γὰρ ἐπιφορώτερον αὐτὸ ἅμα τῷ ὤμῳ καὶ τῷ βραχίονι κάτω Ῥέψαι μᾶλλον, ἢ ἐσ τὸ ἄνω. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., , 14.18)

Synonyms

  1. leaning towards

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