ἐσωτερικός

See also: εσωτερικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐσώτερος (esṓteros) +‎ -ικός (-ikós), from ἔσω (ésō, within) +‎ -τερος (-teros, contrastive or comparative suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.sɔː.te.ri.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/

Adjective

ἐσωτερικός • (esōterikós) m (feminine ἐσωτερική, neuter ἐσωτερικόν); first/second declension

belonging to an inner circle, esoteric
Antonym: ἐξωτερικός (exōterikós)

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐσωτερῐκός; ἐσωτερῐκή; ἐσωτερῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐσωτερῐκός esōterĭkós	ἐσωτερῐκή esōterĭkḗ	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterĭkā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκοί esōterĭkoí	ἐσωτερῐκαί esōterĭkaí	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōterĭkắ
Genitive	ἐσωτερῐκοῦ esōterĭkoû	ἐσωτερῐκῆς esōterĭkês	ἐσωτερῐκοῦ esōterĭkoû	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn	ἐσωτερῐκαῖν esōterĭkaîn	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn	ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterĭkôn	ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterĭkôn	ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterĭkôn
Dative	ἐσωτερῐκῷ esōterĭkōî	ἐσωτερῐκῇ esōterĭkēî	ἐσωτερῐκῷ esōterĭkōî	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn	ἐσωτερῐκαῖν esōterĭkaîn	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn	ἐσωτερῐκοῖς esōterĭkoîs	ἐσωτερῐκαῖς esōterĭkaîs	ἐσωτερῐκοῖς esōterĭkoîs
Accusative	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón	ἐσωτερῐκήν esōterĭkḗn	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterĭkā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκούς esōterĭkoús	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ς esōterĭkā́s	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōterĭkắ
Vocative	ἐσωτερῐκέ esōterĭké	ἐσωτερῐκή esōterĭkḗ	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterĭkā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκοί esōterĭkoí	ἐσωτερῐκαί esōterĭkaí	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōterĭkắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐσωτερῐκῶς esōterĭkôs			ἐσωτερῐκώτερος esōterĭkṓteros			ἐσωτερῐκώτᾰτος esōterĭkṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ English: esoteric
→ French: ésotérique
- → Romanian: ezoteric
- → Turkish: ezoterik
→ Greek: εσωτερικός (esoterikós)
→ Latin: esōtericus
- → Italian: esoterico
→ Portuguese: esotérico
→ Spanish: esotérico

References

“ἐσωτερικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἐσωτερικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Ἐσωτερικός”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.