ἐπίπεδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-) +‎ πέδον (pédon)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.pe.dos/ → /eˈpi.pe.ðos/ → /eˈpi.pe.ðos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.pe.dos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.pe.dos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.pe.ðos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.pe.ðos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.pe.ðos/

Noun

ἐπίπεδος • (epípedos) m or f (neuter ἐπῐ́πεδον); second declension

1. on the ground, on the earth
2. flat, planar
3. (geometry) referring to a plane or surface

Inflection

Second declension of ἐπῐ́πεδος; ἐπῐ́πεδον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐ́πεδος epĭ́pedos	ἐπῐ́πεδον epĭ́pedon		ἐπῐπέδω epĭpédō	ἐπῐπέδω epĭpédō		ἐπῐ́πεδοι epĭ́pedoi	ἐπῐ́πεδᾰ epĭ́pedă
Genitive		ἐπῐπέδου epĭpédou	ἐπῐπέδου epĭpédou		ἐπῐπέδοιν epĭpédoin	ἐπῐπέδοιν epĭpédoin		ἐπῐπέδων epĭpédōn	ἐπῐπέδων epĭpédōn
Dative		ἐπῐπέδῳ epĭpédōi	ἐπῐπέδῳ epĭpédōi		ἐπῐπέδοιν epĭpédoin	ἐπῐπέδοιν epĭpédoin		ἐπῐπέδοις epĭpédois	ἐπῐπέδοις epĭpédois
Accusative		ἐπῐ́πεδον epĭ́pedon	ἐπῐ́πεδον epĭ́pedon		ἐπῐπέδω epĭpédō	ἐπῐπέδω epĭpédō		ἐπῐπέδους epĭpédous	ἐπῐ́πεδᾰ epĭ́pedă
Vocative		ἐπῐ́πεδε epĭ́pede	ἐπῐ́πεδον epĭ́pedon		ἐπῐπέδω epĭpédō	ἐπῐπέδω epĭpédō		ἐπῐ́πεδοι epĭ́pedoi	ἐπῐ́πεδᾰ epĭ́pedă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐπέδως epĭpédōs			ἐπῐπεδώτερος epĭpedṓteros			ἐπῐπεδώτᾰτος epĭpedṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐπιπεδικός (epipedikós)
• ἐπιπεδόομαι (epipedóomai)

Further reading

• “ἐπίπεδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπίπεδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπίπεδος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette