ἀπειρία
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.peː.rí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.piˈri.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.piˈri.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.piˈri.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.piˈri.a/
Etymology 1
ᾰ̓́πειρος (ắpeiros, “unexperienced”) + -ῐᾱ (-ĭā)
Noun
ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ • (ăpeirĭ́ā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς); first declension
- lack of skill, inexperience, ignorance
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ hē ăpeirĭ́ā |
τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā |
αἱ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι hai ăpeirĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tês ăpeirĭ́ās |
τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain |
τῶν ᾰ̓πειρῐῶν tôn ăpeirĭôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾳ tēî ăpeirĭ́āi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain |
ταῖς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αις taîs ăpeirĭ́ais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱν tḕn ăpeirĭ́ān |
τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ăpeirĭ́ās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι ăpeirĭ́ai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀπειρία (A)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀπειρία¹”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- 1 ἀπειρία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Etymology 2
ᾰ̓́πειρος (ắpeiros, “unlimited, infinite”) + -ῐᾱ (-ĭā)
Noun
ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ • (ăpeirĭ́ā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ hē ăpeirĭ́ā |
τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā |
αἱ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι hai ăpeirĭ́ai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tês ăpeirĭ́ās |
τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain |
τῶν ᾰ̓πειρῐῶν tôn ăpeirĭôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾳ tēî ăpeirĭ́āi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain |
ταῖς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αις taîs ăpeirĭ́ais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱν tḕn ăpeirĭ́ān |
τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ăpeirĭ́ās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā |
ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι ăpeirĭ́ai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀπειρία (B)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀπειρία²”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- 2 ἀπειρία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)