ἀμαθής

See also: αμαθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ the root of μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ma.tʰɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.maˈtʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/

Adjective

ἀμαθής • (amathḗs) m or f (neuter ἀμαθές); third declension

ignorant [with genitive ‘about something’]; stupid
(morally) unfeeling, inhuman
(of animals) unmanageable
(of things) uncivilized, unrestricted, barbarous
not heard of, unknown

Inflection

Third declension of ἀμαθής; ἀμαθές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμαθής amathḗs	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs	ἀμαθῆ amathê
Genitive	ἀμαθοῦς amathoûs	ἀμαθοῦς amathoûs	ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn	ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn	ἀμαθῶν amathôn	ἀμαθῶν amathôn
Dative	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn	ἀμαθοῖν amathoîn	ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathésĭ(n)	ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἀμαθῆ amathê	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs	ἀμαθῆ amathê
Vocative	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖ amatheî	ἀμαθεῖς amatheîs	ἀμαθῆ amathê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμαθῶς amathôs		ἀμαθέστερος amathésteros		ἀμαθέστᾰτος amathéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἀμαθής; ἀμαθές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμαθής amathḗs	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖς / ἀμαθέες amatheîs / amathées	ἀμαθέᾰ amathéă
Genitive	ἀμαθέος / ἀμαθεῦς amathéos / amatheûs	ἀμαθέος / ἀμαθεῦς amathéos / amatheûs	ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin	ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin	ἀμαθέων amathéōn	ἀμαθέων amathéōn
Dative	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέῐ̈ amatheî / amathéĭ̈	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέῐ̈ amatheî / amathéĭ̈	ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin	ἀμαθέοιν amathéoin	ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathésĭ(n)	ἀμαθέσῐ / ἀμαθέσῐν amathésĭ(n)
Accusative	ἀμαθέᾰ amathéă	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθέᾰς amathéăs	ἀμαθέᾰ amathéă
Vocative	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθές amathés	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖ / ἀμαθέε amatheî / amathée	ἀμαθεῖς / ἀμαθέες amatheîs / amathées	ἀμαθέᾰ amathéă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμαθέως amathéōs		ἀμαθέστερος amathésteros		ἀμαθέστᾰτος amathéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

“ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
G261 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- awkward idem, page 56.
- backward idem, page 58.
- besotted idem, page 75.
- blind idem, page 83.
- boorish idem, page 89.
- clumsy idem, page 140.
- coarse idem, page 140.
- dense idem, page 210.
- dull idem, page 256.
- foolish idem, page 333.
- gross idem, page 374.
- heavy idem, page 393.
- ignorant idem, page 414.
- illiterate idem, page 416.
- obtuse idem, page 568.
- rude idem, page 724.
- senseless idem, page 752.
- silly idem, page 776.
- slow idem, page 785.
- sluggish idem, page 786.
- stolid idem, page 819.
- stranger idem, page 823.
- stupid idem, page 830.
- thick-headed idem, page 865.
- thick-skinned idem, page 866.
- unacquainted idem, page 906.
- uneducated idem, page 916.
- unfamiliar idem, page 917.
- uninstructed idem, page 922.
- unintelligent idem, page 922.
- unknowing idem, page 923.
- unlearned idem, page 924.
- unlettered idem, page 924.
- unpolished idem, page 927.
- unskilful idem, page 932.
- unskilled idem, page 932.
- untaught idem, page 934.
- untutored idem, page 935.
- unversed in idem, page 936.
- vulgar idem, page 958.
- weak-minded idem, page 969.
- witless idem, page 985.