ἀπαθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ πάθος (páthos, “feeling, suffering”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pa.tʰɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.paˈtʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.paˈθis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.paˈθis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.paˈθis/

Adjective

ἀπαθής • (apathḗs) m or f (neuter ἀπᾰθές); third declension

without sensation or suffering
1. without experience of
  1. unpunished
2. without passion or feeling, unemotional, insensible, apathetic
  1. (of things) not liable to change, impassive
3. exciting no feeling, making no impression, unexciting

Inflection

Third declension of ἀ̆πᾰθής; ἀ̆πᾰθές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀ̆πᾰθής apathḗs	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖς apatheîs	ἀ̆πᾰθῆ apathê
Genitive	ἀ̆πᾰθοῦς apathoûs	ἀ̆πᾰθοῦς apathoûs	ἀ̆πᾰθοῖν apathoîn	ἀ̆πᾰθοῖν apathoîn	ἀ̆πᾰθῶν apathôn	ἀ̆πᾰθῶν apathôn
Dative	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθοῖν apathoîn	ἀ̆πᾰθοῖν apathoîn	ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐ / ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐν apathési(n)	ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐ / ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐν apathési(n)
Accusative	ἀ̆πᾰθῆ apathê	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖς apatheîs	ἀ̆πᾰθῆ apathê
Vocative	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ apatheî	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖς apatheîs	ἀ̆πᾰθῆ apathê
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀ̆πᾰθῶς apathôs		ἀ̆πᾰθέστερος apathésteros		ἀ̆πᾰθέστᾰτος apathéstatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἀ̆πᾰθής; ἀ̆πᾰθές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀ̆πᾰθής apathḗs	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέε apatheî / apathée	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέε apatheî / apathée	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖς / ἀ̆πᾰθέες apatheîs / apathées	ἀ̆πᾰθέᾰ apathéa
Genitive	ἀ̆πᾰθέος / ἀ̆πᾰθεῦς apathéos / apatheûs	ἀ̆πᾰθέος / ἀ̆πᾰθεῦς apathéos / apatheûs	ἀ̆πᾰθέοιν apathéoin	ἀ̆πᾰθέοιν apathéoin	ἀ̆πᾰθέων apathéōn	ἀ̆πᾰθέων apathéōn
Dative	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέῐ̈ apatheî / apathéï	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέῐ̈ apatheî / apathéï	ἀ̆πᾰθέοιν apathéoin	ἀ̆πᾰθέοιν apathéoin	ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐ / ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐν apathési(n)	ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐ / ἀ̆πᾰθέσῐν apathési(n)
Accusative	ἀ̆πᾰθέᾰ apathéa	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέε apatheî / apathée	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέε apatheî / apathée	ἀ̆πᾰθέᾰς apathéas	ἀ̆πᾰθέᾰ apathéa
Vocative	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθές apathés	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέε apatheî / apathée	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖ / ἀ̆πᾰθέε apatheî / apathée	ἀ̆πᾰθεῖς / ἀ̆πᾰθέες apatheîs / apathées	ἀ̆πᾰθέᾰ apathéa
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀ̆πᾰθέως apathéōs		ἀ̆πᾰθέστερος apathésteros		ἀ̆πᾰθέστᾰτος apathéstatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

ἀπαθής

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