ἀκρασία
Ancient Greek
Etymology 1
From ᾰ̓́κρᾱτος (ắkrātos, “unmixed”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).
Alternative forms
- ᾰ̓κρησῐ́η (ăkrēsĭ́ē) — Ionic
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.kraː.sí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
Noun
ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ • (ăkrāsĭ́ā) f (genitive ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ hē ăkrāsĭ́ā |
τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăkrāsĭ́ā |
αἱ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αι hai ăkrāsĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱς tês ăkrāsĭ́ās |
τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αιν toîn ăkrāsĭ́ain |
τῶν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐῶν tôn ăkrāsĭôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾳ tēî ăkrāsĭ́āi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αιν toîn ăkrāsĭ́ain |
ταῖς ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αις taîs ăkrāsĭ́ais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱν tḕn ăkrāsĭ́ān |
τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăkrāsĭ́ā |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ăkrāsĭ́ās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ ăkrāsĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́ᾱ ăkrāsĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓κρᾱσῐ́αι ăkrāsĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Descendants
- → English: acrasia (learned)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́η (ăkrăsĭ́ē) — Ionic
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.kra.sí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.kraˈsi.a/
Noun
ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ • (ăkrăsĭ́ā) f (genitive ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- alternative form of ᾰ̓κρᾰ́τειᾰ (ăkrắteiă, “lack of power, debility”)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ hē ăkrăsĭ́ā |
τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăkrăsĭ́ā |
αἱ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αι hai ăkrăsĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱς tês ăkrăsĭ́ās |
τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αιν toîn ăkrăsĭ́ain |
τῶν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐῶν tôn ăkrăsĭôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾳ tēî ăkrăsĭ́āi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αιν toîn ăkrăsĭ́ain |
ταῖς ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αις taîs ăkrăsĭ́ais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱν tḕn ăkrăsĭ́ān |
τὼ ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăkrăsĭ́ā |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ăkrăsĭ́ās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăkrăsĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́ᾱ ăkrăsĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓κρᾰσῐ́αι ăkrăsĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Descendants
- → English: akrasia (learned)
- → Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌲𐌰𐌷𐍉𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (ungahōbains) (calque)
References
- “ἀκρασία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀκρασία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- G192 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible