ἐπίκαιρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ καιρός (kairós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.kai̯.ros/ → /eˈpi.cɛ.ros/ → /eˈpi.ce.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.kai̯.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.kɛ.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.cɛ.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ce.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ce.ros/

Adjective

ἐπίκαιρος • (epíkairos) m or f (neuter ἐπίκαιρον); second declension

1. in fit time or place, in season, seasonable, opportune, convenient
2. vital (of parts of the body)

Declension

Second declension of ἐπῐ́καιρος; ἐπῐ́καιρον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐ́καιρος epĭ́kairos	ἐπῐ́καιρον epĭ́kairon		ἐπῐκαίρω epĭkaírō	ἐπῐκαίρω epĭkaírō		ἐπῐ́καιροι epĭ́kairoi	ἐπῐ́καιρᾰ epĭ́kairă
Genitive		ἐπῐκαίρου epĭkaírou	ἐπῐκαίρου epĭkaírou		ἐπῐκαίροιν epĭkaíroin	ἐπῐκαίροιν epĭkaíroin		ἐπῐκαίρων epĭkaírōn	ἐπῐκαίρων epĭkaírōn
Dative		ἐπῐκαίρῳ epĭkaírōi	ἐπῐκαίρῳ epĭkaírōi		ἐπῐκαίροιν epĭkaíroin	ἐπῐκαίροιν epĭkaíroin		ἐπῐκαίροις epĭkaírois	ἐπῐκαίροις epĭkaírois
Accusative		ἐπῐ́καιρον epĭ́kairon	ἐπῐ́καιρον epĭ́kairon		ἐπῐκαίρω epĭkaírō	ἐπῐκαίρω epĭkaírō		ἐπῐκαίρους epĭkaírous	ἐπῐ́καιρᾰ epĭ́kairă
Vocative		ἐπῐ́καιρε epĭ́kaire	ἐπῐ́καιρον epĭ́kairon		ἐπῐκαίρω epĭkaírō	ἐπῐκαίρω epĭkaírō		ἐπῐ́καιροι epĭ́kairoi	ἐπῐ́καιρᾰ epĭ́kairă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐκαίρως epĭkaírōs			ἐπῐκαιρότερος epĭkairóteros			ἐπῐκαιρότᾰτος epĭkairótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: επίκαιρος (epíkairos)

Further reading

• ἐπίκαιρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἐπίκαιρος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἐπίκαιρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπίκαιρος”, 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.
  • advantageous idem, page 14.
  • becoming idem, page 68.
  • befitting idem, page 69.
  • commodious idem, page 148.
  • due idem, page 255.
  • fit idem, page 323.
  • handy idem, page 383.
  • meet idem, page 522.
  • opportune idem, page 576.
  • proper idem, page 653.
  • seasonable idem, page 746.
  • suitable idem, page 836.
  • timely idem, page 876.