ἀϊδής

See also: Ἀΐδης and ᾍδης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥widḗs, from *weyd- (“to see”); see there its many cognates. Compare Ἀΐδης (Aḯdēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.i.dɛ̌ːs/ → /a.iˈðis/ → /a.iˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.i.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.iˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.iˈðis/

Adjective

ἀϊδής • (aïdḗs) m or f (neuter ἀϊδές); third declension

1. invisible

   Synonyms: ἀφανής (aphanḗs), ἄδηλος (ádēlos), ἄφαντος (áphantos), ἀόρᾱτος (aórātos)

Inflection

Third declension of ἀϊδής; ἀϊδές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀϊδής aïdḗs	ἀϊδές aïdés		ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî	ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî		ἀϊδεῖς aïdeîs	ἀϊδῆ aïdê
Genitive		ἀϊδοῦς aïdoûs	ἀϊδοῦς aïdoûs		ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn	ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn		ἀϊδῶν aïdôn	ἀϊδῶν aïdôn
Dative		ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî	ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî		ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn	ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn		ἀϊδέσῐ / ἀϊδέσῐν aïdési(n)	ἀϊδέσῐ / ἀϊδέσῐν aïdési(n)
Accusative		ἀϊδῆ aïdê	ἀϊδές aïdés		ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî	ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî		ἀϊδεῖς aïdeîs	ἀϊδῆ aïdê
Vocative		ἀϊδές aïdés	ἀϊδές aïdés		ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî	ἀϊδεῖ aïdeî		ἀϊδεῖς aïdeîs	ἀϊδῆ aïdê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀϊδῶς aïdôs			ἀϊδέστερος aïdésteros			ἀϊδέστᾰτος aïdéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἀϊδής; ἀϊδές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀϊδής aïdḗs	ἀϊδές aïdés		ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέε aïdeî / aïdée	ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέε aïdeî / aïdée		ἀϊδεῖς / ἀϊδέες aïdeîs / aïdées	ἀϊδέᾰ aïdéa
Genitive		ἀϊδέος / ἀϊδεῦς aïdéos / aïdeûs	ἀϊδέος / ἀϊδεῦς aïdéos / aïdeûs		ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn	ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn		ἀϊδέων aïdéōn	ἀϊδέων aïdéōn
Dative		ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέῐ̈ aïdeî / aïdéï	ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέῐ̈ aïdeî / aïdéï		ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn	ἀϊδοῖν aïdoîn		ἀϊδέσῐ / ἀϊδέσῐν aïdési(n)	ἀϊδέσῐ / ἀϊδέσῐν aïdési(n)
Accusative		ἀϊδέᾰ aïdéa	ἀϊδές aïdés		ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέε aïdeî / aïdée	ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέε aïdeî / aïdée		ἀϊδέᾰς aïdéas	ἀϊδέᾰ aïdéa
Vocative		ἀϊδές aïdés	ἀϊδές aïdés		ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέε aïdeî / aïdée	ἀϊδεῖ / ἀϊδέε aïdeî / aïdée		ἀϊδεῖς / ἀϊδέες aïdeîs / aïdées	ἀϊδέᾰ aïdéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀϊδέως aïdéōs			ἀϊδέστερος aïdésteros			ἀϊδέστᾰτος aïdéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Antonyms

• ὁρᾱτός (horātós, “visible”)

Further reading

• “ἀϊδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀϊδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀϊδής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀϊδής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)