ἄγχιστος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἄσιστος (ásistos) — Laconian, Arcadocypriot

Etymology

From ἄγχι (ánkhi) +‎ -ιστος (-istos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /áŋ.kʰis.tos/ → /ˈaɲ.çis.tos/ → /ˈaɲ.çis.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /áŋ.kʰis.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.kʰis.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.çis.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.çis.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.çis.tos/

Adjective

ἄγχιστος • (ánkhistos) m (feminine ἀγχίστη, neuter ἄγχιστον); first/second declension

1. nearest, closest

Declension

First and second declension of ἄγχιστος; ἀγχίστη; ἄγχιστον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἄγχιστος ánkhistos	ἀγχίστη ankhístē	ἄγχιστον ánkhiston		ἀγχίστω ankhístō	ἀγχίστᾱ ankhístā	ἀγχίστω ankhístō		ἄγχιστοι ánkhistoi	ἄγχισται ánkhistai	ἄγχιστᾰ ánkhista
Genitive		ἀγχίστου ankhístou	ἀγχίστης ankhístēs	ἀγχίστου ankhístou		ἀγχίστοιν ankhístoin	ἀγχίσταιν ankhístain	ἀγχίστοιν ankhístoin		ἀγχίστων ankhístōn	ἀγχίστων ankhístōn	ἀγχίστων ankhístōn
Dative		ἀγχίστῳ ankhístōi	ἀγχίστῃ ankhístēi	ἀγχίστῳ ankhístōi		ἀγχίστοιν ankhístoin	ἀγχίσταιν ankhístain	ἀγχίστοιν ankhístoin		ἀγχίστοις ankhístois	ἀγχίσταις ankhístais	ἀγχίστοις ankhístois
Accusative		ἄγχιστον ánkhiston	ἀγχίστην ankhístēn	ἄγχιστον ánkhiston		ἀγχίστω ankhístō	ἀγχίστᾱ ankhístā	ἀγχίστω ankhístō		ἀγχίστους ankhístous	ἀγχίστᾱς ankhístās	ἄγχιστᾰ ánkhista
Vocative		ἄγχιστε ánkhiste	ἀγχίστη ankhístē	ἄγχιστον ánkhiston		ἀγχίστω ankhístō	ἀγχίστᾱ ankhístā	ἀγχίστω ankhístō		ἄγχιστοι ánkhistoi	ἄγχισται ánkhistai	ἄγχιστᾰ ánkhista
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἄγχιστον / ἄγχιστα ánkhiston / ánkhista				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἀγχιστῖνος (ankhistînos)