ἄφθιτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *n̥-dʰgʷʰi-tós, from *dʰgʷʰey- (“to decline, perish”) with alpha privative (PIE *n̥-). Cognate to Sanskrit अक्षित (akṣita). By surface analysis, ἀ- (a-) +‎ φθίω (phthíō) +‎ -τός (-tós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ápʰ.tʰi.tos/ → /ˈaɸ.θi.tos/ → /ˈaf.θi.tos/

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

Adjective

ἄφθῐτος • (áphthitos) m or f (neuter ἄφθῐτον); second declension

1. imperishable

   Synonyms: ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos), ἀθάνατος (athánatos)

Declension

Second declension of ἄφθῐτος; ἄφθῐτον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἄφθῐτος áphthitos	ἄφθῐτον áphthiton		ἀφθῐ́τω aphthítō	ἀφθῐ́τω aphthítō		ἄφθῐτοι áphthitoi	ἄφθῐτᾰ áphthita
Genitive		ἀφθῐ́του aphthítou	ἀφθῐ́του aphthítou		ἀφθῐ́τοιν aphthítoin	ἀφθῐ́τοιν aphthítoin		ἀφθῐ́των aphthítōn	ἀφθῐ́των aphthítōn
Dative		ἀφθῐ́τῳ aphthítōi	ἀφθῐ́τῳ aphthítōi		ἀφθῐ́τοιν aphthítoin	ἀφθῐ́τοιν aphthítoin		ἀφθῐ́τοις aphthítois	ἀφθῐ́τοις aphthítois
Accusative		ἄφθῐτον áphthiton	ἄφθῐτον áphthiton		ἀφθῐ́τω aphthítō	ἀφθῐ́τω aphthítō		ἀφθῐ́τους aphthítous	ἄφθῐτᾰ áphthita
Vocative		ἄφθῐτε áphthite	ἄφθῐτον áphthiton		ἀφθῐ́τω aphthítō	ἀφθῐ́τω aphthítō		ἄφθῐτοι áphthitoi	ἄφθῐτᾰ áphthita
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀφθῐ́τως aphthítōs			ἀφθῐτώτερος aphthitṓteros			ἀφθῐτώτᾰτος aphthitṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄφθιτος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄφθιτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄφθιτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἄφθιτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄφθιτος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • deathless idem, page 198.
  • eternal idem, page 284.
  • everlasting idem, page 285.
  • immortal idem, page 418.
  • imperishable idem, page 420.
  • incorruptible idem, page 430.
  • indestructible idem, page 432.
  • undying idem, page 916.
  • unfading idem, page 917.