καλοήθης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καλο- (kalo-, “good”) + -ήθης (-ḗthēs, “of character”) from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful, good”), ἦθος n (êthos, “disposition, character”).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.loˈe̝.tʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.loˈi.θis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.loˈi.θis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.loˈi.θis/

Adjective

κᾰλοήθης • (kăloḗthēs) m or f (neuter καλόηθες); third declension (Koine)

good-natured, virtuous
(substantive, in neuter) virtue
- 161 CE – 180 CE, Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 1:
  Παρὰ τοῦ πάππου Οὐήρου τὸ καλόηθες καὶ ἀόργητον.
  Parà toû páppou Ouḗrou tò kalóēthes kaì aórgēton.
  From [my] grandfather Verus, [I inherited] good-natured character and absence of anger.

Inflection

Third declension of κᾰλοήθης; κᾰλόηθες (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κᾰλοήθης kăloḗthēs	κᾰλόηθες kălóēthes	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθεις kăloḗtheis	κᾰλοήθη kăloḗthē
Genitive	κᾰλοήθους kăloḗthous	κᾰλοήθους kăloḗthous	κᾰλοήθοιν kăloḗthoin	κᾰλοήθοιν kăloḗthoin	κᾰλοήθων kăloḗthōn	κᾰλοήθων kăloḗthōn
Dative	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθοιν kăloḗthoin	κᾰλοήθοιν kăloḗthoin	κᾰλοήθεσῐ / κᾰλοήθεσῐν kăloḗthesĭ(n)	κᾰλοήθεσῐ / κᾰλοήθεσῐν kăloḗthesĭ(n)
Accusative	κᾰλοήθη kăloḗthē	κᾰλόηθες kălóēthes	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθεις kăloḗtheis	κᾰλοήθη kăloḗthē
Vocative	κᾰλόηθες kălóēthes	κᾰλόηθες kălóēthes	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθει kăloḗthei	κᾰλοήθεις kăloḗtheis	κᾰλοήθη kăloḗthē
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	κᾰλοήθως kăloḗthōs		κᾰλοηθέστερος kăloēthésteros		κᾰλοηθέστᾰτος kăloēthéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

καλοήθης, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (²1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek καλοήθης (kaloḗthēs, “good-natured”). In the medical sense, semantic loan from French bénin analogically to its antonym κᾰκοήθης (kăkoḗthēs). Morphologically, καλο- (kalo-) + -ήθης (-ḗthēs, “of character”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaloˈiθis/
Hyphenation: κα‧λο‧ή‧θης

Adjective

καλοήθης • (kaloḯthis) m (feminine καλοήθης, neuter καλόηθες)

(medicine) benign
Μη φοβάστε! Είναι καλοήθης όγκος.
Mi fováste! Eínai kaloḯthis ógkos.
Do not fear! It is a benign tumour.
(rare, learned) good-natured, virtuous

Declension

Declension of καλοήθης
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	καλοήθης (kaloḯthis)	καλοήθης (kaloḯthis)	καλόηθες (kalóithes)	καλοήθεις (kaloḯtheis)	καλοήθεις (kaloḯtheis)	καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)
genitive	καλοήθους (kaloḯthous) καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)	καλοήθους (kaloḯthous)	καλοήθους (kaloḯthous)	καλοήθων (kaloḯthon)	καλοήθων (kaloḯthon)	καλοήθων (kaloḯthon)
accusative	καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)	καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)	καλόηθες (kalóithes)	καλοήθεις (kaloḯtheis)	καλοήθεις (kaloḯtheis)	καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)
vocative	καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)	καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)	καλόηθες (kalóithes)	καλοήθεις (kaloḯtheis)	καλοήθεις (kaloḯtheis)	καλοήθη (kaloḯthi)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “medicine”): κακοήθης (kakoḯthis, “abominable, malicious”)

Related terms

καλοήθεια (kaloḯtheia)

References

καλοήθης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
καλοήθης - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.