ἐπιτήδειος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐπῐτήδεος (epĭtḗdeos) — Ionic

Etymology

From ἐπιτηδές (epitēdés, “for this purpose”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

ἐπιτηδές is from ἐπι- (epi-, “for”) + a noun τῆδος, τᾰδος (têdos, tădos) of unclear further origin + the suffix -ές (-és), the adverbial neuter accusative singular of -ής (-ḗs).^[1] One theory for τῆδος (têdos) derives it from τήδε (tḗde, “this”), a variant of ἥδε (hḗde), feminine of ὅδε (hóde).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.tɛ̌ː.deː.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈte̝.di.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈti.ði.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈti.ði.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈti.ði.os/

Adjective

ἐπῐτήδειος • (epĭtḗdeios) m (feminine ἐπῐτηδείᾱ, neuter ἐπῐτήδειον); first/second declension (Attic, Koine)

fit, suitable

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐπῐτήδειος; ἐπῐτηδείᾱ; ἐπῐτήδειον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπῐτήδειος epĭtḗdeios	ἐπῐτηδείᾱ epĭtēdeíā	ἐπῐτήδειον epĭtḗdeion	ἐπῐτηδείω epĭtēdeíō	ἐπῐτηδείᾱ epĭtēdeíā	ἐπῐτηδείω epĭtēdeíō	ἐπῐτήδειοι epĭtḗdeioi	ἐπῐτήδειαι epĭtḗdeiai	ἐπῐτήδειᾰ epĭtḗdeiă
Genitive	ἐπῐτηδείου epĭtēdeíou	ἐπῐτηδείᾱς epĭtēdeíās	ἐπῐτηδείου epĭtēdeíou	ἐπῐτηδείοιν epĭtēdeíoin	ἐπῐτηδείαιν epĭtēdeíain	ἐπῐτηδείοιν epĭtēdeíoin	ἐπῐτηδείων epĭtēdeíōn	ἐπῐτηδείων epĭtēdeíōn	ἐπῐτηδείων epĭtēdeíōn
Dative	ἐπῐτηδείῳ epĭtēdeíōi	ἐπῐτηδείᾳ epĭtēdeíāi	ἐπῐτηδείῳ epĭtēdeíōi	ἐπῐτηδείοιν epĭtēdeíoin	ἐπῐτηδείαιν epĭtēdeíain	ἐπῐτηδείοιν epĭtēdeíoin	ἐπῐτηδείοις epĭtēdeíois	ἐπῐτηδείαις epĭtēdeíais	ἐπῐτηδείοις epĭtēdeíois
Accusative	ἐπῐτήδειον epĭtḗdeion	ἐπῐτηδείᾱν epĭtēdeíān	ἐπῐτήδειον epĭtḗdeion	ἐπῐτηδείω epĭtēdeíō	ἐπῐτηδείᾱ epĭtēdeíā	ἐπῐτηδείω epĭtēdeíō	ἐπῐτηδείους epĭtēdeíous	ἐπῐτηδείᾱς epĭtēdeíās	ἐπῐτήδειᾰ epĭtḗdeiă
Vocative	ἐπῐτήδειε epĭtḗdeie	ἐπῐτηδείᾱ epĭtēdeíā	ἐπῐτήδειον epĭtḗdeion	ἐπῐτηδείω epĭtēdeíō	ἐπῐτηδείᾱ epĭtēdeíā	ἐπῐτηδείω epĭtēdeíō	ἐπῐτήδειοι epĭtḗdeioi	ἐπῐτήδειαι epĭtḗdeiai	ἐπῐτήδειᾰ epĭtḗdeiă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπῐτηδείως epĭtēdeíōs			ἐπῐτηδειότερος epĭtēdeióteros			ἐπῐτηδειότᾰτος epĭtēdeiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἐπῐτήδειος • (epĭtḗdeios) m (genitive ἐπῐτηδείου); second declension (Attic)

close friend

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ἐπῐτήδειος; τοῦ ἐπῐτηδείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἐπῐτήδειος ho epĭtḗdeios	τὼ ἐπῐτηδείω tṑ epĭtēdeíō	οἱ ἐπῐτήδειοι hoi epĭtḗdeioi
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπῐτηδείου toû epĭtēdeíou	τοῖν ἐπῐτηδείοιν toîn epĭtēdeíoin	τῶν ἐπῐτηδείων tôn epĭtēdeíōn
Dative	τῷ ἐπῐτηδείῳ tōî epĭtēdeíōi	τοῖν ἐπῐτηδείοιν toîn epĭtēdeíoin	τοῖς ἐπῐτηδείοις toîs epĭtēdeíois
Accusative	τὸν ἐπῐτήδειον tòn epĭtḗdeion	τὼ ἐπῐτηδείω tṑ epĭtēdeíō	τοὺς ἐπῐτηδείους toùs epĭtēdeíous
Vocative	ἐπῐτήδειε epĭtḗdeie	ἐπῐτηδείω epĭtēdeíō	ἐπῐτήδειοι epĭtḗdeioi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπιτήδεια (epitḗdeia)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἐπιτηδές”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 446