ἀπαθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ πάθος (páthos, “feeling, suffering”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ἀπαθής • (apathḗs) m or f (neuter ἀπᾰθές); third declension

without sensation or suffering
1. without experience of
  1. unpunished
2. without passion or feeling, unemotional, insensible, apathetic
  1. (of things) not liable to change, impassive
3. exciting no feeling, making no impression, unexciting

Inflection

Third declension of ᾰ̓πᾰθής; ᾰ̓πᾰθές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓πᾰθής ăpăthḗs	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖς ăpătheîs	ᾰ̓πᾰθῆ ăpăthê
Genitive	ᾰ̓πᾰθοῦς ăpăthoûs	ᾰ̓πᾰθοῦς ăpăthoûs	ᾰ̓πᾰθοῖν ăpăthoîn	ᾰ̓πᾰθοῖν ăpăthoîn	ᾰ̓πᾰθῶν ăpăthôn	ᾰ̓πᾰθῶν ăpăthôn
Dative	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθοῖν ăpăthoîn	ᾰ̓πᾰθοῖν ăpăthoîn	ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐν ăpăthésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐν ăpăthésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓πᾰθῆ ăpăthê	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖς ăpătheîs	ᾰ̓πᾰθῆ ăpăthê
Vocative	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ ăpătheî	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖς ăpătheîs	ᾰ̓πᾰθῆ ăpăthê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓πᾰθῶς ăpăthôs		ᾰ̓πᾰθέστερος ăpăthésteros		ᾰ̓πᾰθέστᾰτος ăpăthéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓πᾰθής; ᾰ̓πᾰθές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓πᾰθής ăpăthḗs	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέε ăpătheî / ăpăthée	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέε ăpătheî / ăpăthée	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖς / ᾰ̓πᾰθέες ăpătheîs / ăpăthées	ᾰ̓πᾰθέᾰ ăpăthéă
Genitive	ᾰ̓πᾰθέος / ᾰ̓πᾰθεῦς ăpăthéos / ăpătheûs	ᾰ̓πᾰθέος / ᾰ̓πᾰθεῦς ăpăthéos / ăpătheûs	ᾰ̓πᾰθέοιν ăpăthéoin	ᾰ̓πᾰθέοιν ăpăthéoin	ᾰ̓πᾰθέων ăpăthéōn	ᾰ̓πᾰθέων ăpăthéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέῐ̈ ăpătheî / ăpăthéĭ̈	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέῐ̈ ăpătheî / ăpăthéĭ̈	ᾰ̓πᾰθέοιν ăpăthéoin	ᾰ̓πᾰθέοιν ăpăthéoin	ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐν ăpăthésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέσῐν ăpăthésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓πᾰθέᾰ ăpăthéă	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέε ăpătheî / ăpăthée	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέε ăpătheî / ăpăthée	ᾰ̓πᾰθέᾰς ăpăthéăs	ᾰ̓πᾰθέᾰ ăpăthéă
Vocative	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθές ăpăthés	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέε ăpătheî / ăpăthée	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖ / ᾰ̓πᾰθέε ăpătheî / ăpăthée	ᾰ̓πᾰθεῖς / ᾰ̓πᾰθέες ăpătheîs / ăpăthées	ᾰ̓πᾰθέᾰ ăpăthéă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓πᾰθέως ăpăthéōs		ᾰ̓πᾰθέστερος ăpăthésteros		ᾰ̓πᾰθέστᾰτος ăpăthéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

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