Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

παθητικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: παθητικός παθητική παθητικόν

Structure: παθητικ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: paqei=n

Sense

  1. Subject to feeling or passion: sensitive
  2. Full of feeling: passionate, sensuous
  3. pathetic
  4. passive, receptive
  5. (grammar) passive

Examples

  • ἔστι δὲ κατά τε τὰσ δυνάμεισ τῶν παθημάτων, καθ’ ἃσ ὡσ παθητικοὶ λέγονται, καὶ κατὰ τὰσ ἕξεισ, καθ’ ἃσ πρὸσ τὰ πάθη ταῦτα λέγονται τῷ πάσχειν πωσ ἢ ἀπαθεῖσ εἶναι. (Aristotle, Eudemian Ethics, Book 2 45:2)
  • δυνάμεισ δὲ καθ’ ἃσ παθητικοὶ τούτων λεγόμεθα, οἱο͂ν καθ’ ἃσ δυνατοὶ ὀργισθῆναι ἢ λυπηθῆναι ἢ ἐλεῆσαι· (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 2 45:1)

Synonyms

  1. passive

Related

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

Find this word at Wiktionary

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION