ἔμπεδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐμ- (em-) + the stem of πούς (poús), thus literally ‘[firm] on the feet, surefooted'.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ém.pe.dos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛm.pɛ.dos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pe.ðos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pe.ðos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈem.be.ðos/

Adjective

ἔμπεδος • (émpedos) m, f (neuter ἔμπεδον); second declension

standing firmly in place, not overthrown, intact
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.9
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.12
maintained in place, steady
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.107
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.520
in place, not displaced
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.94
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.203
safe, intact
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 2.227
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.178
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.525
not decayed, fresh
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.33
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.39
unimpaired, retaining vigour
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.314
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 7.157
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 11.670
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.629
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.254
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 11.813
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.512
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.627
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.240
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.493
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.393
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.468
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.503
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.493
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 21.426
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 22.226
unimpaired in mind
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.183
well-balanced
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.352
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.215
maintained with ceaseless vigilance
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 8.521
secured, not liable to confiscation
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.335
assured, certain, never failing
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 8.453
assured, to be looked forward to with certainty
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 8.30
in unfailing succession
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.113
affording sure testimony, unmistakable
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.250
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 23.206
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 24.346

Declension

Second declension of ἔμπεδος; ἔμπεδον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἔμπεδος émpedos	ἔμπεδον émpedon	ἐμπέδω empédō	ἐμπέδω empédō	ἔμπεδοι émpedoi	ἔμπεδᾰ émpeda
Genitive	ἐμπέδου empédou	ἐμπέδου empédou	ἐμπέδοιν empédoin	ἐμπέδοιν empédoin	ἐμπέδων empédōn	ἐμπέδων empédōn
Dative	ἐμπέδῳ empédōi	ἐμπέδῳ empédōi	ἐμπέδοιν empédoin	ἐμπέδοιν empédoin	ἐμπέδοις empédois	ἐμπέδοις empédois
Accusative	ἔμπεδον émpedon	ἔμπεδον émpedon	ἐμπέδω empédō	ἐμπέδω empédō	ἐμπέδους empédous	ἔμπεδᾰ émpeda
Vocative	ἔμπεδε émpede	ἔμπεδον émpedon	ἐμπέδω empédō	ἐμπέδω empédō	ἔμπεδοι émpedoi	ἔμπεδᾰ émpeda
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐμπέδως empédōs		ἐμπεδώτερος empedṓteros		ἐμπεδώτᾰτος empedṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

ἠπεδανός (ēpedanós)