ἀεικής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἀϊκής (aïkḗs)poetic
  • ἀεικέλιος (aeikélios)poetic
  • αἰκέλιος (aikélios)poetic
  • αἰκής (aikḗs)Tragic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to become equal). Cognate with ἐπιεικής (epieikḗs), ἔοικα (éoika), εἰκών (eikṓn).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἀεικής • (aeikḗsm or f (neuter ἀεικές); third declension

  1. shameful, unseemly

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