αἰεί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“lifetime, long time”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.ěː/ → /ɛˈi/ → /eˈi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ěː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈi/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈi/

Adverb

αἰεί • (aieí)

1. Epic and Ionic form of ἀεί (aeí)

Usage notes

This adverbial was capable of being used affixtially, and could assume an adjectival sense, meaning "eternal" (and the like) when affixed to a noun, as in the derived noun αἰειγενέτης (aieigenétēs).

Derived terms

• αἰειγενέτης (aieigenétēs)