ἐναντίος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐν- (en-) +‎ ᾰ̓ντῐ́ος (ăntĭ́os, “opposite, against”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.nan.tí.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.nanˈti.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.nanˈti.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.nanˈti.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.nanˈdi.os/

Adjective

ἐνᾰντῐ́ος • (enăntĭ́os) m (feminine ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ, neuter ἐνᾰντῐ́ον); first/second declension

(of place)
1. opposite, facing, visible
  1. (with verbs of motion) in the opposite direction
2. in a hostile sense, opposing, facing in a fight
  1. (generally) opposing
3. (in Attic and prose) the opposite, contrary, reverse
4. (in Aristotle's Logic) contrariety

Declension

First and second declension of ἐνᾰντῐ́ος; ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ; ἐνᾰντῐ́ον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ος enăntĭ́os	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́οι enăntĭ́oi	ἐνᾰντῐ́αι enăntĭ́ai	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾰ enăntĭ́ă
Genitive	ἐνᾰντῐ́ου enăntĭ́ou	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱς enăntĭ́ās	ἐνᾰντῐ́ου enăntĭ́ou	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν enăntĭ́oin	ἐνᾰντῐ́αιν enăntĭ́ain	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν enăntĭ́oin	ἐνᾰντῐ́ων enăntĭ́ōn	ἐνᾰντῐ́ων enăntĭ́ōn	ἐνᾰντῐ́ων enăntĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ῳ enăntĭ́ōi	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾳ enăntĭ́āi	ἐνᾰντῐ́ῳ enăntĭ́ōi	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν enăntĭ́oin	ἐνᾰντῐ́αιν enăntĭ́ain	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν enăntĭ́oin	ἐνᾰντῐ́οις enăntĭ́ois	ἐνᾰντῐ́αις enăntĭ́ais	ἐνᾰντῐ́οις enăntĭ́ois
Accusative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱν enăntĭ́ān	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ους enăntĭ́ous	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱς enăntĭ́ās	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾰ enăntĭ́ă
Vocative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ε enăntĭ́e	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́οι enăntĭ́oi	ἐνᾰντῐ́αι enăntĭ́ai	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾰ enăntĭ́ă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐνᾰντῐ́ως enăntĭ́ōs			ἐνᾰντῐώτερος enăntĭṓteros			ἐνᾰντῐώτᾰτος enăntĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἐνᾰντῐ́ος; ἐνᾰντῐ́η; ἐνᾰντῐ́ον (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ος enăntĭ́os	ἐνᾰντῐ́η enăntĭ́ē	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́οι enăntĭ́oi	ἐνᾰντῐ́αι enăntĭ́ai	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾰ enăntĭ́ă
Genitive	ἐνᾰντῐ́ου / ἐνᾰντῐοῖο / ἐνᾰντῐ́οιο / ἐνᾰντῐόο / ἐνᾰντῐ́οο enăntĭ́ou / enăntĭoîo / enăntĭ́oio / enăntĭóo / enăntĭ́oo	ἐνᾰντῐ́ης enăntĭ́ēs	ἐνᾰντῐ́ου / ἐνᾰντῐοῖο / ἐνᾰντῐ́οιο / ἐνᾰντῐόο / ἐνᾰντῐ́οο enăntĭ́ou / enăntĭoîo / enăntĭ́oio / enăntĭóo / enăntĭ́oo	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν / ἐνᾰντῐ́οιῐν enăntĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἐνᾰντῐ́αιν / ἐνᾰντῐ́αιῐν / ἐνᾰντῐ́ῃῐν enăntĭ́ai(ĭ)n / enăntĭ́ēiĭn	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν / ἐνᾰντῐ́οιῐν enăntĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἐνᾰντῐ́ων enăntĭ́ōn	ἐνᾰντῐᾱ́ων / ἐνᾰντῐέ͜ων / ἐνᾰντῐῶν enăntĭā́ōn / enăntĭé͜ōn / enăntĭôn	ἐνᾰντῐ́ων enăntĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ῳ enăntĭ́ōi	ἐνᾰντῐ́ῃ enăntĭ́ēi	ἐνᾰντῐ́ῳ enăntĭ́ōi	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν / ἐνᾰντῐ́οιῐν enăntĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἐνᾰντῐ́αιν / ἐνᾰντῐ́αιῐν / ἐνᾰντῐ́ῃῐν enăntĭ́ai(ĭ)n / enăntĭ́ēiĭn	ἐνᾰντῐ́οιν / ἐνᾰντῐ́οιῐν enăntĭ́oi(ĭ)n	ἐνᾰντῐ́οισῐ / ἐνᾰντῐ́οισῐν / ἐνᾰντῐ́οις enăntĭ́oisĭ(n) / enăntĭ́ois	ἐνᾰντῐ́ῃσῐ / ἐνᾰντῐ́ῃσῐν / ἐνᾰντῐ́ῃς / ἐνᾰντῐ́αις enăntĭ́ēisĭ(n) / enăntĭ́ēis / enăntĭ́ais	ἐνᾰντῐ́οισῐ / ἐνᾰντῐ́οισῐν / ἐνᾰντῐ́οις enăntĭ́oisĭ(n) / enăntĭ́ois
Accusative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ην enăntĭ́ēn	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ους enăntĭ́ous	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱς enăntĭ́ās	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾰ enăntĭ́ă
Vocative	ἐνᾰντῐ́ε enăntĭ́e	ἐνᾰντῐ́η enăntĭ́ē	ἐνᾰντῐ́ον enăntĭ́on	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾱ enăntĭ́ā	ἐνᾰντῐ́ω enăntĭ́ō	ἐνᾰντῐ́οι enăntĭ́oi	ἐνᾰντῐ́αι enăntĭ́ai	ἐνᾰντῐ́ᾰ enăntĭ́ă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐνᾰντῐ́ως enăntĭ́ōs			ἐνᾰντῐώτερος enăntĭṓteros			ἐνᾰντῐώτᾰτος enăntĭṓtătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

ἐναντιόομαι (enantióomai)

Descendants

→ English: enantio-
→ Italian: enantio-