ἀπειρία

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.peː.rí.aː/ → /a.piˈri.a/ → /a.piˈri.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.peː.rí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.piˈri.a/

Etymology 1

ᾰ̓́πειρος (ắpeiros, “unexperienced”) +‎ -ῐᾱ (-ĭā)

Noun

ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ • (ăpeirĭ́ā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. lack of skill, inexperience, ignorance

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ hē ăpeirĭ́ā	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā	αἱ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι hai ăpeirĭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tês ăpeirĭ́ās	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain	τῶν ᾰ̓πειρῐῶν tôn ăpeirĭôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾳ têi ăpeirĭ́āi	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain	ταῖς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αις taîs ăpeirĭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱν tḕn ăpeirĭ́ān	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ăpeirĭ́ās
Vocative	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι ăpeirĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀπειρία (A)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀπειρία¹”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• 1 ἀπειρία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)

Etymology 2

ᾰ̓́πειρος (ắpeiros, “unlimited, infinite”) +‎ -ῐᾱ (-ĭā)

Noun

ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ • (ăpeirĭ́ā) f (genitive ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. infinity
2. eternity

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ hē ăpeirĭ́ā	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā	αἱ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι hai ăpeirĭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tês ăpeirĭ́ās	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain	τῶν ᾰ̓πειρῐῶν tôn ăpeirĭôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾳ têi ăpeirĭ́āi	τοῖν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αιν toîn ăpeirĭ́ain	ταῖς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αις taîs ăpeirĭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱν tḕn ăpeirĭ́ān	τὼ ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ tṑ ăpeirĭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ăpeirĭ́ās
Vocative	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́ᾱ ăpeirĭ́ā	ᾰ̓πειρῐ́αι ăpeirĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀπειρία (B)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀπειρία²”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• 2 ἀπειρία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)