εὐπαλής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “well”) +‎ πάλη (pálē, “wrestling, fight”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.pa.lɛ̌ːs/ → /eɸ.paˈlis/ → /ef.paˈlis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.pa.lɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ew.paˈle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eɸ.paˈlis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ef.paˈlis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ef.paˈlis/

Adjective

εὐπᾰλής • (eupălḗs) m or f (neuter εὐπᾰλές); third declension

1. easy to wrestle with, easy to accomplish

Declension

Third declension of εὐπᾰλής; εὐπᾰλές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐπᾰλής eupălḗs	εὐπᾰλές eupălés		εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî	εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî		εὐπᾰλεῖς eupăleîs	εὐπᾰλῆ eupălê
Genitive		εὐπᾰλοῦς eupăloûs	εὐπᾰλοῦς eupăloûs		εὐπᾰλοῖν eupăloîn	εὐπᾰλοῖν eupăloîn		εὐπᾰλῶν eupălôn	εὐπᾰλῶν eupălôn
Dative		εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî	εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî		εὐπᾰλοῖν eupăloîn	εὐπᾰλοῖν eupăloîn		εὐπᾰλέσῐ / εὐπᾰλέσῐν eupălésĭ(n)	εὐπᾰλέσῐ / εὐπᾰλέσῐν eupălésĭ(n)
Accusative		εὐπᾰλῆ eupălê	εὐπᾰλές eupălés		εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî	εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî		εὐπᾰλεῖς eupăleîs	εὐπᾰλῆ eupălê
Vocative		εὐπᾰλές eupălés	εὐπᾰλές eupălés		εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî	εὐπᾰλεῖ eupăleî		εὐπᾰλεῖς eupăleîs	εὐπᾰλῆ eupălê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐπᾰλῶς eupălôs			εὐπᾰλέστερος eupălésteros			εὐπᾰλέστᾰτος eupăléstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “εὐπαλής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• εὐπαλής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette