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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) + εἰκός (eikós, “reasonable”) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pi.eː.kɛ̌ːs/ → /e.pi.iˈcis/ → /e.pi.iˈcis/
Adjective
ἐπιεικής • (epieikḗs) m or f (neuter ἐπιεικές); third declension
- fitting, suitable
- (after Homer)
- (of statements, rights)
- reasonable
- fair, equitable, not according to the letter of the law
- (of persons)
- able, capable
- (in a moral sense) reasonable, fair, kind, gentle, good
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Further reading
- “ἐπιεικής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἐπιεικής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἐπιεικής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἐπιεικής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἐπιεικής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G1933 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- charitable idem, page 126.
- clement idem, page 137.
- considerate idem, page 163.
- dispassionate idem, page 236.
- equitable idem, page 280.
- fair idem, page 302.
- feeling idem, page 313.
- gentle idem, page 357.
- honest idem, page 404.
- impartial idem, page 419.
- just idem, page 466.
- kind idem, page 469.
- lenient idem, page 485.
- meek idem, page 522.
- merciful idem, page 525.
- mild idem, page 529.
- plausible idem, page 618.
- reasonable idem, page 677.
- right idem, page 714.
- specious idem, page 799.
- substantial idem, page 832.
- tolerable idem, page 880.
- unbiassed idem, page 908.
- unprejudiced idem, page 927.
- upright idem, page 938.