ἀξιοπρεπής

See also: αξιοπρεπής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄξιος (áxios, “worthy”) +‎ πρέπω (prépō, “to be appropriate for”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.pre.pɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.prɛˈpes/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.preˈpis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.preˈpis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ak.si.o.preˈpis/

Adjective

ἀξιοπρεπής • (axioprepḗs) m or f (neuter ἀξιοπρεπές); third declension

proper, becoming
430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Symposium 8.40:
καὶ σῶμα ἀξιοπρεπέστατον μὲν ἰδεῖν τῆς πόλεως ἔχεις, ἱκανὸν δὲ μόχθους ὑποφέρειν.
kaì sôma axioprepéstaton mèn ideîn tês póleōs ékheis, hikanòn dè mókhthous hupophérein.
and you possess a person more goodly to the eye than any other in the city and one at the same time able to withstand effort and hardship.

Inflection

Third declension of ἀξιοπρεπής; ἀξιοπρεπές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀξιοπρεπής axioprepḗs	ἀξιοπρεπές axioprepés	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεπεῖς axioprepeîs	ἀξιοπρεπῆ axioprepê
Genitive	ἀξιοπρεποῦς axioprepoûs	ἀξιοπρεποῦς axioprepoûs	ἀξιοπρεποῖν axioprepoîn	ἀξιοπρεποῖν axioprepoîn	ἀξιοπρεπῶν axioprepôn	ἀξιοπρεπῶν axioprepôn
Dative	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεποῖν axioprepoîn	ἀξιοπρεποῖν axioprepoîn	ἀξιοπρεπέσῐ / ἀξιοπρεπέσῐν axioprepési(n)	ἀξιοπρεπέσῐ / ἀξιοπρεπέσῐν axioprepési(n)
Accusative	ἀξιοπρεπῆ axioprepê	ἀξιοπρεπές axioprepés	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεπεῖς axioprepeîs	ἀξιοπρεπῆ axioprepê
Vocative	ἀξιοπρεπές axioprepés	ἀξιοπρεπές axioprepés	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεπεῖ axioprepeî	ἀξιοπρεπεῖς axioprepeîs	ἀξιοπρεπῆ axioprepê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀξιοπρεπῶς axioprepôs		ἀξιοπρεπέστερος axioprepésteros		ἀξιοπρεπέστᾰτος axioprepéstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: αξιοπρεπής (axioprepís)