ἀδεής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓δειής (adeiḗs) — Epic

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (a-, “not”) +‎ δείδω (deídō, “to fear”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.de.ɛ̌ːs/ → /a.ðeˈis/ → /a.ðeˈis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.de.ɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.deˈe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ðeˈis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ðeˈis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ðeˈis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓δεής • (adeḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓δεές); third declension (Attic, Ionic, Epic)

1. fearless, not experiencing fear
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 7.117
   • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 386b
   • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.37
2. not causing fear
   • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.36
   • 351 BCE, Demosthenes, On the Liberty of the Rhodians 22

Declension

Third declension of ᾰ̓δεής; ᾰ̓δεές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓δεής adeḗs	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî		ᾰ̓δεεῖς adeeîs	ᾰ̓δεῆ adeê
Genitive		ᾰ̓δεοῦς adeoûs	ᾰ̓δεοῦς adeoûs		ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn		ᾰ̓δεῶν adeôn	ᾰ̓δεῶν adeôn
Dative		ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî		ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn		ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν adeési(n)	ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν adeési(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓δεῆ adeê	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî		ᾰ̓δεεῖς adeeîs	ᾰ̓δεῆ adeê
Vocative		ᾰ̓δεές adeés	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ adeeî		ᾰ̓δεεῖς adeeîs	ᾰ̓δεῆ adeê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δεῶς adeôs			ᾰ̓δεέστερος adeésteros			ᾰ̓δεέστᾰτος adeéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓δεής; ᾰ̓δεές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓δεής adeḗs	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες adeeîs / adeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa
Genitive		ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς adeéos / adeeûs	ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς adeéos / adeeûs		ᾰ̓δεέοιν adeéoin	ᾰ̓δεέοιν adeéoin		ᾰ̓δεέων adeéōn	ᾰ̓δεέων adeéōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ adeeî / adeéï	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ adeeî / adeéï		ᾰ̓δεέοιν adeéoin	ᾰ̓δεέοιν adeéoin		ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν adeési(n)	ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν adeési(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée		ᾰ̓δεέᾰς adeéas	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa
Vocative		ᾰ̓δεές adeés	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες adeeîs / adeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δεέως adeéōs			ᾰ̓δεέστερος adeésteros			ᾰ̓δεέστᾰτος adeéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ᾰ̓δεής; ᾰ̓δεές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓δεής adeḗs	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες adeeîs / adeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa
Genitive		ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς adeéos / adeeûs	ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς adeéos / adeeûs		ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn		ᾰ̓δεέων adeéōn	ᾰ̓δεέων adeéōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ adeeî / adeéï	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ adeeî / adeéï		ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν adeoîn		ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν adeési(n)	ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν adeési(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée		ᾰ̓δεέᾰς adeéas	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa
Vocative		ᾰ̓δεές adeés	ᾰ̓δεές adeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε adeeî / adeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες adeeîs / adeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ adeéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δεέως adeéōs			ᾰ̓δεέστερος adeésteros			ᾰ̓δεέστᾰτος adeéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ἄδειᾰ (ádeia)
• ἀδεῶς (adeôs)

 

Further reading

• “ἀδεής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press