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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἐμ- (em-) + the stem of πούς (poús), thus literally "surefooted".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ém.pe.dos/ → /ˈem.pe.ðos/ → /ˈem.be.ðos/
Adjective
ἔμπεδος • (émpedos) m or f (neuter ἔμπεδον); second declension
- standing firmly in place, not overthrown, intact
- maintained in place, steady
- in place, not displaced
- safe, intact
- not decayed, fresh
- unimpaired, retaining vigour
- unimpaired in mind
- well-balanced
- maintained with ceaseless vigilance
- secured, not liable to confiscation
- assured, certain, never failing
- assured, to be looked forward to with certainty
- in unfailing succession
- affording sure testimony, unmistakable
Declension
Further reading
- ἔμπεδος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἔμπεδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- abiding idem, page 2.
- binding idem, page 79.
- certain idem, page 122.
- changeless idem, page 124.
- constant idem, page 164.
- durable idem, page 256.
- enduring idem, page 273.
- fast idem, page 308.
- firm idem, page 322.
- immovable idem, page 418.
- immutable idem, page 419.
- implicit idem, page 422.
- inflexible idem, page 438.
- invariable idem, page 456.
- inviolable idem, page 457.
- irrevocable idem, page 460.
- lasting idem, page 477.
- permanent idem, page 607.
- persevering idem, page 607.
- persistent idem, page 608.
- pertinacious idem, page 608.
- resolute idem, page 702.
- sedulous idem, page 748.
- set idem, page 756.
- solid idem, page 792.
- stable idem, page 808.
- steadfast idem, page 814.
- steady idem, page 814.
- stolid idem, page 819.
- sure idem, page 842.
- unabated idem, page 905.
- unalterable idem, page 906.
- unchangeable idem, page 909.
- undeviating idem, page 914.
- unshaken idem, page 931.
- unswerving idem, page 934.
- unvarying idem, page 936.
- unwavering idem, page 936.