κακοδαίμων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κᾰκο- (kăko-, bad) +‎ δαίμων (daímōn, “god, destiny”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ko.dǎi̯.mɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈdɛ.mon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈðɛ.mon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈðe.mon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.koˈðe.mon/

Adjective

κακοδαίμων • (kakodaímōn) m or f (neuter κακοδαῖμον); third declension

having or being possessed by an evil genius/spirit.
ill-starred, wretched
(substantive) an evil genius

Declension

Third declension of κᾰκοδαίμων; κᾰκοδαῖμον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰκοδαίμων kăkodaímōn	κᾰκοδαῖμον kăkodaîmon	κᾰκοδαίμονε kăkodaímone	κᾰκοδαίμονε kăkodaímone	κᾰκοδαίμονες kăkodaímones	κᾰκοδαίμονᾰ kăkodaímonă
Genitive	κᾰκοδαίμονος kăkodaímonos	κᾰκοδαίμονος kăkodaímonos	κᾰκοδαιμόνοιν kăkodaimónoin	κᾰκοδαιμόνοιν kăkodaimónoin	κᾰκοδαιμόνων kăkodaimónōn	κᾰκοδαιμόνων kăkodaimónōn
Dative	κᾰκοδαίμονῐ kăkodaímonĭ	κᾰκοδαίμονῐ kăkodaímonĭ	κᾰκοδαιμόνοιν kăkodaimónoin	κᾰκοδαιμόνοιν kăkodaimónoin	κᾰκοδαίμοσῐ / κᾰκοδαίμοσῐν kăkodaímosĭ(n)	κᾰκοδαίμοσῐ / κᾰκοδαίμοσῐν kăkodaímosĭ(n)
Accusative	κᾰκοδαίμονᾰ kăkodaímonă	κᾰκοδαῖμον kăkodaîmon	κᾰκοδαίμονε kăkodaímone	κᾰκοδαίμονε kăkodaímone	κᾰκοδαίμονᾰς kăkodaímonăs	κᾰκοδαίμονᾰ kăkodaímonă
Vocative	κᾰκοδαῖμον kăkodaîmon	κᾰκοδαῖμον kăkodaîmon	κᾰκοδαίμονε kăkodaímone	κᾰκοδαίμονε kăkodaímone	κᾰκοδαίμονες kăkodaímones	κᾰκοδαίμονᾰ kăkodaímonă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰκοδαιμόνως kăkodaimónōs		κᾰκοδαιμονέστερος kăkodaimonésteros		κᾰκοδαιμονέστᾰτος kăkodaimonéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

ἀγαθοδαίμων (agathodaímōn)

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κακός (kakós)

Ancient Greek

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