ἀΐδηλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀΐδᾱλος (aḯdālos) — Doric

Etymology

ἀ- (a-) + the root of εἴδω (eídō), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”). Compare Russian невидаль (nevidalʹ, “something unprecedented, surprising, not seen before”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.wí.dɛː.los/ → /aˈi.ði.los/ → /aˈi.ði.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.wí.dɛː.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈi.de̝.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈi.ði.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈi.ði.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈi.ði.los/

Adjective

ἀΐδηλος • (aḯdēlos) m or f (neuter ἀΐδηλον); second declension

1. destructive

Declension

Second declension of ἀΐδηλος; ἀΐδηλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀΐδηλος aḯdēlos	ἀΐδηλον aḯdēlon		ἀϊδήλω aïdḗlō	ἀϊδήλω aïdḗlō		ἀΐδηλοι aḯdēloi	ἀΐδηλᾰ aḯdēla
Genitive		ἀϊδήλου aïdḗlou	ἀϊδήλου aïdḗlou		ἀϊδήλοιν aïdḗloin	ἀϊδήλοιν aïdḗloin		ἀϊδήλων aïdḗlōn	ἀϊδήλων aïdḗlōn
Dative		ἀϊδήλῳ aïdḗlōi	ἀϊδήλῳ aïdḗlōi		ἀϊδήλοιν aïdḗloin	ἀϊδήλοιν aïdḗloin		ἀϊδήλοις aïdḗlois	ἀϊδήλοις aïdḗlois
Accusative		ἀΐδηλον aḯdēlon	ἀΐδηλον aḯdēlon		ἀϊδήλω aïdḗlō	ἀϊδήλω aïdḗlō		ἀϊδήλους aïdḗlous	ἀΐδηλᾰ aḯdēla
Vocative		ἀΐδηλε aḯdēle	ἀΐδηλον aḯdēlon		ἀϊδήλω aïdḗlō	ἀϊδήλω aïdḗlō		ἀΐδηλοι aḯdēloi	ἀΐδηλᾰ aḯdēla
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀϊδήλως aïdḗlōs			ἀϊδηλότερος aïdēlóteros			ἀϊδηλότᾰτος aïdēlótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀΐδηλος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀΐδηλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀΐδηλος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀΐδηλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀΐδηλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press