ἀπευθής

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (a-, not) +‎ πυνθάνομαι (punthánomai, to inquire, find out, in the e-grade) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾰ̓πευθής (apeuthḗsm or f (neuter ᾰ̓πευθές); third declension

  1. (passive voice) Not inquired into, unknown
  2. (active voice) Not inquiring, ignorant

Inflection

References

  • ἀπευθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ἀπευθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ἀπευθής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἀπευθής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963