ἐνεός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἐννεός (enneós)

Etymology

The form is similar to κενεός (keneós), but has no clear etymology. Brugmann connects the word with εὖνις (eûnis), but this claim is refused by Kretschmer. Furnée compares νενός (nenós, “meek, silly”) and further νενίηλος (neníēlos), hinting at a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ne.ós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.neˈos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.neˈos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.neˈos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.neˈos/

Adjective

ἐνεός • (eneós) m (feminine ἐνεᾱ́, neuter ἐνεόν); first/second declension

dumb, mute, speechless
Synonyms: ἄφωνος (áphōnos), κωφός (kōphós), μυνδός (mundós), μύρκος (múrkos)
senseless, stupid
useless (of things)
astonished, dumbfounded

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐνεός; ἐνεᾱ́; ἐνεόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐνεός eneós	ἐνεᾱ́ eneā́	ἐνεόν eneón	ἐνεώ eneṓ	ἐνεᾱ́ eneā́	ἐνεώ eneṓ	ἐνεοί eneoí	ἐνεαί eneaí	ἐνεᾰ́ eneá
Genitive	ἐνεοῦ eneoû	ἐνεᾶς eneâs	ἐνεοῦ eneoû	ἐνεοῖν eneoîn	ἐνεαῖν eneaîn	ἐνεοῖν eneoîn	ἐνεῶν eneôn	ἐνεῶν eneôn	ἐνεῶν eneôn
Dative	ἐνεῷ eneôi	ἐνεᾷ eneâi	ἐνεῷ eneôi	ἐνεοῖν eneoîn	ἐνεαῖν eneaîn	ἐνεοῖν eneoîn	ἐνεοῖς eneoîs	ἐνεαῖς eneaîs	ἐνεοῖς eneoîs
Accusative	ἐνεόν eneón	ἐνεᾱ́ν eneā́n	ἐνεόν eneón	ἐνεώ eneṓ	ἐνεᾱ́ eneā́	ἐνεώ eneṓ	ἐνεούς eneoús	ἐνεᾱ́ς eneā́s	ἐνεᾰ́ eneá
Vocative	ἐνεέ eneé	ἐνεᾱ́ eneā́	ἐνεόν eneón	ἐνεώ eneṓ	ἐνεᾱ́ eneā́	ἐνεώ eneṓ	ἐνεοί eneoí	ἐνεαί eneaí	ἐνεᾰ́ eneá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐνεῶς eneôs			ἐνεώτερος eneṓteros			ἐνεώτᾰτος eneṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐνεοστασία (eneostasía)
ἐνεότης (eneótēs)
ἐνεόφρων (eneóphrōn)