From an unattested basis *ἄκος (*ákos) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix). The first element is related to Latin acus (“needle”).
ἀκεστής • (akestḗs) m (genitive ἀκεστοῦ); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ἀκεστής ho akestḗs |
τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ |
οἱ ἀκεσταί hoi akestaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀκεστοῦ toû akestoû |
τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn |
τῶν ἀκεστῶν tôn akestôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀκεστῇ tôi akestêi |
τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn |
τοῖς ἀκεσταῖς toîs akestaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀκεστήν tòn akestḗn |
τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ |
τοὺς ἀκεστᾱ́ς toùs akestā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀκεστᾰ́ akestắ |
ἀκεστᾱ́ akestā́ |
ἀκεσταί akestaí | ||||||||||
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From ἀκέομαι (akéomai, “to heal, cure”) + -τής (-tḗs, masculine agentive suffix).
ἀκεστής • (akestḗs) m (genitive ἀκεστοῦ); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ἀκεστής ho akestḗs |
τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ |
οἱ ἀκεσταί hoi akestaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀκεστοῦ toû akestoû |
τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn |
τῶν ἀκεστῶν tôn akestôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀκεστῇ tôi akestêi |
τοῖν ἀκεσταῖν toîn akestaîn |
τοῖς ἀκεσταῖς toîs akestaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀκεστήν tòn akestḗn |
τὼ ἀκεστᾱ́ tṑ akestā́ |
τοὺς ἀκεστᾱ́ς toùs akestā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀκεστᾰ́ akestắ |
ἀκεστᾱ́ akestā́ |
ἀκεσταί akestaí | ||||||||||
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