ἄφθαρτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀ- (a-) +‎ φθαρτός (phthartós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ápʰ.tʰar.tos/ → /ˈaɸ.θar.tos/ → /ˈaf.θar.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ápʰ.tʰar.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈapʰ.tʰar.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaɸ.θar.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈaf.θar.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈaf.θar.tos/

Adjective

ἄφθαρτος • (áphthartos) m or f (neuter ἄφθαρτον); second declension

1. indestructible
2. immortal
3. eternal

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτος; ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτος ắphthărtos	ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτον ắphthărton		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτω ăphthắrtō	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτω ăphthắrtō		ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτοι ắphthărtoi	ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτᾰ ắphthărtă
Genitive		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτου ăphthắrtou	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτου ăphthắrtou		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτοιν ăphthắrtoin	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτοιν ăphthắrtoin		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτων ăphthắrtōn	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτων ăphthắrtōn
Dative		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτῳ ăphthắrtōi	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτῳ ăphthắrtōi		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτοιν ăphthắrtoin	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτοιν ăphthắrtoin		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτοις ăphthắrtois	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτοις ăphthắrtois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτον ắphthărton	ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτον ắphthărton		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτω ăphthắrtō	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτω ăphthắrtō		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτους ăphthắrtous	ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτᾰ ắphthărtă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτε ắphthărte	ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτον ắphthărton		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτω ăphthắrtō	ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτω ăphthắrtō		ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτοι ắphthărtoi	ᾰ̓́φθᾰρτᾰ ắphthărtă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓φθᾰ́ρτως ăphthắrtōs			ᾰ̓φθᾰρτότερος ăphthărtóteros			ᾰ̓φθᾰρτότᾰτος ăphthărtótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: άφθαρτος (áfthartos)

References

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