ἄμβροτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ə́mrətos, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós. Equivalent to ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ βροτός (brotós, “mortal”) (compare ἄβροτος (ábrotos)). The β (b) developed by epenthesis, as the earlier form was *amrtos, with a nasal-liquid cluster, which is not allowed in Greek phonotactics. Cognate with Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta) and Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 (aməša).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ám.bro.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́μβροτος • (ắmbrotos) m (feminine ᾰ̓μβρότη, neuter ᾰ̓́μβροτον); first/second declension

(poetic) immortal, divine
Synonyms: ἀθάνατος (athánatos), ἄφθῐτος (áphthĭtos), ἄβροτος (ábrotos)

Antonyms: βρότειος (bróteios), βροτός (brotós), θνητός (thnētós), μορτός (mortós)
(poetic) belonging to the gods

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓́μβροτος; ᾰ̓μβρότη; ᾰ̓́μβροτον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓́μβροτος ắmbrotos	ᾰ̓μβρότη ămbrótē	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ămbrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓́μβροτοι ắmbrotoi	ᾰ̓́μβροται ắmbrotai	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ắmbrotă
Genitive	ᾰ̓μβρότου ămbrótou	ᾰ̓μβρότης ămbrótēs	ᾰ̓μβρότου ămbrótou	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρόταιν ămbrótain	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρότων ămbrótōn	ᾰ̓μβρότων ămbrótōn	ᾰ̓μβρότων ămbrótōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μβρότῳ ămbrótōi	ᾰ̓μβρότῃ ămbrótēi	ᾰ̓μβρότῳ ămbrótōi	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρόταιν ămbrótain	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρότοις ămbrótois	ᾰ̓μβρόταις ămbrótais	ᾰ̓μβρότοις ămbrótois
Accusative	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότην ămbrótēn	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ămbrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότους ămbrótous	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱς ămbrótās	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ắmbrotă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́μβροτε ắmbrote	ᾰ̓μβρότη ămbrótē	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ămbrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓́μβροτοι ắmbrotoi	ᾰ̓́μβροται ắmbrotai	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ắmbrotă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μβρότως ămbrótōs			ᾰ̓μβροτώτερος ămbrotṓteros			ᾰ̓μβροτώτᾰτος ămbrotṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā)
ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος (ămbrósĭos)

References

“ἄμβροτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἄμβροτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“ἄμβροτος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
ἄμβροτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἄμβροτος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
ἄμβροτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“ἄμβροτος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter