ἀξιοπρεπής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄξιος (áxios, worthy) +‎ πρέπω (prépō, to be appropriate for) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἀξιοπρεπής • (axioprepḗsm or f (neuter ἀξιοπρεπές); third declension

  1. proper, becoming
    • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Symposium 8.40:
      καὶ σῶμα ἀξιοπρεπέστατον μὲν ἰδεῖν τῆς πόλεως ἔχεις, ἱκανὸν δὲ μόχθους ὑποφέρειν.
      kaì sôma axioprepéstaton mèn ideîn tês póleōs ékheis, hikanòn dè mókhthous hupophérein.
      and you possess a person more goodly to the eye than any other in the city and one at the same time able to withstand effort and hardship.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: αξιοπρεπής (axioprepís)

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