ἄοκνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) +‎ ὄκνος (óknos, “hesitation”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.o.knos/ → /ˈa.o.knos/ → /ˈa.o.knos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.o.knos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.o.knos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́οκνος • (ắoknos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́οκνον); second declension

1. resolute, without hesitation, industrious
   • 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 495:

     ἔνθα κ’ ἄοκνος ἀνὴρ μέγα οἶκον ὀφέλλοι

     éntha k’ áoknos anḕr méga oîkon ophélloi

     For then an industrious man can greatly prosper his house.

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓́οκνος; ᾰ̓́οκνον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́οκνος ắoknos	ᾰ̓́οκνον ắoknon		ᾰ̓όκνω ăóknō	ᾰ̓όκνω ăóknō		ᾰ̓́οκνοι ắoknoi	ᾰ̓́οκνᾰ ắoknă
Genitive		ᾰ̓όκνου ăóknou	ᾰ̓όκνου ăóknou		ᾰ̓όκνοιν ăóknoin	ᾰ̓όκνοιν ăóknoin		ᾰ̓όκνων ăóknōn	ᾰ̓όκνων ăóknōn
Dative		ᾰ̓όκνῳ ăóknōi	ᾰ̓όκνῳ ăóknōi		ᾰ̓όκνοιν ăóknoin	ᾰ̓όκνοιν ăóknoin		ᾰ̓όκνοις ăóknois	ᾰ̓όκνοις ăóknois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́οκνον ắoknon	ᾰ̓́οκνον ắoknon		ᾰ̓όκνω ăóknō	ᾰ̓όκνω ăóknō		ᾰ̓όκνους ăóknous	ᾰ̓́οκνᾰ ắoknă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́οκνε ắokne	ᾰ̓́οκνον ắoknon		ᾰ̓όκνω ăóknō	ᾰ̓όκνω ăóknō		ᾰ̓́οκνοι ắoknoi	ᾰ̓́οκνᾰ ắoknă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓όκνως ăóknōs			ᾰ̓οκνότερος ăoknóteros			ᾰ̓οκνότᾰτος ăoknótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ᾰ̓οκνῐ́ᾱ (ăoknĭ́ā)

References

• “ἄοκνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄοκνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄοκνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄοκνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • eager idem, page 258.
  • resolute idem, page 702.
  • unfaltering idem, page 917.
  • unflagging idem, page 918.
  • unflinching idem, page 918.
  • unhesitating idem, page 921.
  • unquestioning idem, page 928.
  • unshrinking idem, page 932.
  • unwavering idem, page 936.