ἀξιόπιστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἄξιος (áxios) +‎ πείθομαι (peíthomai, “to trust”) +‎ -ος (-os)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ak.si.ó.pis.tos/ → /ak.siˈo.pis.tos/ → /ak.siˈo.pis.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ak.si.ó.pis.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ak.siˈo.pis.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ak.siˈo.pis.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ak.siˈo.pis.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ak.siˈo.pis.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστος • (ăxĭópĭstos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστον); second declension

1. trustworthy

   Synonym: πιστός (pistós)

   • 349 BCE, Demosthenes, First Olynthiac 3:

     ἀξιόπιστος δ’ ἂν εἰκότως φαίνοιτο

     axiópistos d’ àn eikótōs phaínoito

     he would naturally appear trustworthy

   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Memorabilia 1.5.2:

     εἰ δ’ ἐπὶ τελευτῇ τοῦ βίου γενόμενοι βουλοίμεθά τῳ ἐπιτρέψαι ἢ παῖδας ἄρρενας παιδεῦσαι ἢ θυγατέρας παρθένους διαφυλάξαι ἢ χρήματα διασῶσαι, ἆρ’ ἀξιόπιστον εἰς ταῦθ’ ἡγησόμεθα τὸν ἀκρατῆ;

     ei d’ epì teleutêi toû bíou genómenoi bouloímethá tōi epitrépsai ḕ paîdas árrhenas paideûsai ḕ thugatéras parthénous diaphuláxai ḕ khrḗmata diasôsai, âr’ axiópiston eis taûth’ hēgēsómetha tòn akratê?

     If, coming on the end of life, we wanted to entrust to someone the teaching of our sons or the guarding of our daughters or the maintenance of our possessions, would we consider an immoderate man to be trustworthy enough for this?

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστος; ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστος ăxĭópĭstos	ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστον ăxĭópĭston		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στω ăxĭopĭ́stō	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στω ăxĭopĭ́stō		ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστοι ăxĭópĭstoi	ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστᾰ ăxĭópĭstă
Genitive		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στου ăxĭopĭ́stou	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στου ăxĭopĭ́stou		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στοιν ăxĭopĭ́stoin	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στοιν ăxĭopĭ́stoin		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στων ăxĭopĭ́stōn	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στων ăxĭopĭ́stōn
Dative		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στῳ ăxĭopĭ́stōi	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στῳ ăxĭopĭ́stōi		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στοιν ăxĭopĭ́stoin	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στοιν ăxĭopĭ́stoin		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στοις ăxĭopĭ́stois	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στοις ăxĭopĭ́stois
Accusative		ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστον ăxĭópĭston	ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστον ăxĭópĭston		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στω ăxĭopĭ́stō	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στω ăxĭopĭ́stō		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στους ăxĭopĭ́stous	ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστᾰ ăxĭópĭstă
Vocative		ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστε ăxĭópĭste	ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστον ăxĭópĭston		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στω ăxĭopĭ́stō	ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στω ăxĭopĭ́stō		ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστοι ăxĭópĭstoi	ᾰ̓ξῐόπῐστᾰ ăxĭópĭstă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐ́στως ăxĭopĭ́stōs			ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐστότερος ăxĭopĭstóteros			ᾰ̓ξῐοπῐστότᾰτος ăxĭopĭstótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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