ἀεκούσιος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
ᾰ̓- (ă-) + ἑκούσῐος (hekoúsĭos)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.e.kǔː.si.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.eˈku.si.os/
Adjective
ᾰ̓εκούσῐος • (ăekoúsĭos) m (feminine ᾰ̓εκούσῐον or ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ, neuter ᾰ̓εκούσῐον); first/second declension
(Ionic and Epic, also in anapaests)
- (of acts or their consequences) against the will, constrained
- (often in Attic, of offences) involuntary
- (of persons, only in the adverb ἀκουσίως) involuntarily
Declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓εκούσῐος ăekoúsĭos |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι ăekoúsĭoi |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ ăekoúsĭă | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου ăekousĭ́ou |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου ăekousĭ́ou |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων ăekousĭ́ōn |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων ăekousĭ́ōn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ ăekousĭ́ōi |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ ăekousĭ́ōi |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις ăekousĭ́ois |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις ăekousĭ́ois | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ους ăekousĭ́ous |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ ăekoúsĭă | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓εκούσῐε ăekoúsĭe |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι ăekoúsĭoi |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ ăekoúsĭă | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ως ăekousĭ́ōs |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτερος ăekousĭṓteros |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτᾰτος ăekousĭṓtătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓εκούσῐος ăekoúsĭos |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ ăekousĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ ăekousĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι ăekoúsĭoi |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐαι ăekoúsĭai |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ ăekoúsĭă | |||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου ăekousĭ́ou |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱς ăekousĭ́ās |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ου ăekousĭ́ou |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́αιν ăekousĭ́ain |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων ăekousĭ́ōn |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων ăekousĭ́ōn |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ων ăekousĭ́ōn | |||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ ăekousĭ́ōi |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾳ ăekousĭ́āi |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ῳ ăekousĭ́ōi |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́αιν ăekousĭ́ain |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οιν ăekousĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις ăekousĭ́ois |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́αις ăekousĭ́ais |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́οις ăekousĭ́ois | |||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱν ăekousĭ́ān |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ ăekousĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ους ăekousĭ́ous |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱς ăekousĭ́ās |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ ăekoúsĭă | |||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓εκούσῐε ăekoúsĭe |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ ăekousĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐον ăekoúsĭon |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ᾱ ăekousĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ω ăekousĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐοι ăekoúsĭoi |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐαι ăekoúsĭai |
ᾰ̓εκούσῐᾰ ăekoúsĭă | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓εκουσῐ́ως ăekousĭ́ōs |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτερος ăekousĭṓteros |
ᾰ̓εκουσῐώτᾰτος ăekousĭṓtătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Further reading
- “ἀεκούσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀεκούσιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers