ἐπίγειος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπί (epí, “on”) +‎ γῆ (gê, “earth”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.ɡeː.os/ → /eˈpi.ʝi.os/ → /eˈpi.ʝi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.ɡeː.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ɡi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ʝi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ʝi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ʝi.os/

Adjective

ἐπίγειος • (epígeios) m or f (neuter ἐπίγειον); second declension

1. on or of the earth, terrestrial

Inflection

Second declension of ἐπῐ́γειος; ἐπῐ́γειον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐ́γειος epĭ́geios	ἐπῐ́γειον epĭ́geion		ἐπῐγείω epĭgeíō	ἐπῐγείω epĭgeíō		ἐπῐ́γειοι epĭ́geioi	ἐπῐ́γειᾰ epĭ́geiă
Genitive		ἐπῐγείου epĭgeíou	ἐπῐγείου epĭgeíou		ἐπῐγείοιν epĭgeíoin	ἐπῐγείοιν epĭgeíoin		ἐπῐγείων epĭgeíōn	ἐπῐγείων epĭgeíōn
Dative		ἐπῐγείῳ epĭgeíōi	ἐπῐγείῳ epĭgeíōi		ἐπῐγείοιν epĭgeíoin	ἐπῐγείοιν epĭgeíoin		ἐπῐγείοις epĭgeíois	ἐπῐγείοις epĭgeíois
Accusative		ἐπῐ́γειον epĭ́geion	ἐπῐ́γειον epĭ́geion		ἐπῐγείω epĭgeíō	ἐπῐγείω epĭgeíō		ἐπῐγείους epĭgeíous	ἐπῐ́γειᾰ epĭ́geiă
Vocative		ἐπῐ́γειε epĭ́geie	ἐπῐ́γειον epĭ́geion		ἐπῐγείω epĭgeíō	ἐπῐγείω epĭgeíō		ἐπῐ́γειοι epĭ́geioi	ἐπῐ́γειᾰ epĭ́geiă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐγείως epĭgeíōs			ἐπῐγειότερος epĭgeióteros			ἐπῐγειότᾰτος epĭgeiótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: επίγειος (epígeios)

Further reading

• “ἐπίγειος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐπίγειος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette