ἀδεής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ᾰ̓δειής (ădeiḗs) — Epic

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (ă-, “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 • (ădeḗs) 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 ădeḗs	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî		ᾰ̓δεεῖς ădeeîs	ᾰ̓δεῆ ădeê
Genitive		ᾰ̓δεοῦς ădeoûs	ᾰ̓δεοῦς ădeoûs		ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn		ᾰ̓δεῶν ădeôn	ᾰ̓δεῶν ădeôn
Dative		ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî		ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn		ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν ădeésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν ădeésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓δεῆ ădeê	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî		ᾰ̓δεεῖς ădeeîs	ᾰ̓δεῆ ădeê
Vocative		ᾰ̓δεές ădeés	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî	ᾰ̓δεεῖ ădeeî		ᾰ̓δεεῖς ădeeîs	ᾰ̓δεῆ ădeê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δεῶς ădeôs			ᾰ̓δεέστερος ădeésteros			ᾰ̓δεέστᾰτος ădeéstătos
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 ădeḗs	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες ădeeîs / ădeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă
Genitive		ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς ădeéos / ădeeûs	ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς ădeéos / ădeeûs		ᾰ̓δεέοιν ădeéoin	ᾰ̓δεέοιν ădeéoin		ᾰ̓δεέων ădeéōn	ᾰ̓δεέων ădeéōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ ădeeî / ădeéĭ̈	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ ădeeî / ădeéĭ̈		ᾰ̓δεέοιν ădeéoin	ᾰ̓δεέοιν ădeéoin		ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν ădeésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν ădeésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée		ᾰ̓δεέᾰς ădeéăs	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă
Vocative		ᾰ̓δεές ădeés	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες ădeeîs / ădeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δεέως ădeéōs			ᾰ̓δεέστερος ădeésteros			ᾰ̓δεέστᾰτος ădeéstătos
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 ădeḗs	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες ădeeîs / ădeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă
Genitive		ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς ădeéos / ădeeûs	ᾰ̓δεέος / ᾰ̓δεεῦς ădeéos / ădeeûs		ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn		ᾰ̓δεέων ădeéōn	ᾰ̓δεέων ădeéōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ ădeeî / ădeéĭ̈	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέῐ̈ ădeeî / ădeéĭ̈		ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn	ᾰ̓δεοῖν ădeoîn		ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν ădeésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓δεέσῐ / ᾰ̓δεέσῐν ădeésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée		ᾰ̓δεέᾰς ădeéăs	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă
Vocative		ᾰ̓δεές ădeés	ᾰ̓δεές ădeés		ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée	ᾰ̓δεεῖ / ᾰ̓δεέε ădeeî / ădeée		ᾰ̓δεεῖς / ᾰ̓δεέες ădeeîs / ădeées	ᾰ̓δεέᾰ ădeéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓δεέως ădeéōs			ᾰ̓δεέστερος ădeésteros			ᾰ̓δεέστᾰτος ădeéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• ἄδειᾰ (ádeiă)
• ἀδεῶς (adeôs)

Further reading

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