ἐπιμελής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) +‎ μέλω (mélō, “to care”) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.me.lɛ̌ːs/ → /e.pi.meˈlis/ → /e.pi.meˈlis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.me.lɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈlis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈlis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pi.meˈlis/

Adjective

ἐπῐμελής • (epĭmelḗs) m or f (neuter ἐπῐμελές); third declension

1. careful, anxious [with genitive ‘about’]; attentive
2. cared about

Declension

Third declension of ἐπῐμελής; ἐπῐμελές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐπῐμελής epĭmelḗs	ἐπῐμελές epĭmelés		ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî		ἐπῐμελεῖς epĭmeleîs	ἐπῐμελῆ epĭmelê
Genitive		ἐπῐμελοῦς epĭmeloûs	ἐπῐμελοῦς epĭmeloûs		ἐπῐμελοῖν epĭmeloîn	ἐπῐμελοῖν epĭmeloîn		ἐπῐμελῶν epĭmelôn	ἐπῐμελῶν epĭmelôn
Dative		ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî		ἐπῐμελοῖν epĭmeloîn	ἐπῐμελοῖν epĭmeloîn		ἐπῐμελέσῐ / ἐπῐμελέσῐν epĭmelésĭ(n)	ἐπῐμελέσῐ / ἐπῐμελέσῐν epĭmelésĭ(n)
Accusative		ἐπῐμελῆ epĭmelê	ἐπῐμελές epĭmelés		ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî		ἐπῐμελεῖς epĭmeleîs	ἐπῐμελῆ epĭmelê
Vocative		ἐπῐμελές epĭmelés	ἐπῐμελές epĭmelés		ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî	ἐπῐμελεῖ epĭmeleî		ἐπῐμελεῖς epĭmeleîs	ἐπῐμελῆ epĭmelê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐπῐμελῶς epĭmelôs			ἐπῐμελέστερος epĭmelésteros			ἐπῐμελέστᾰτος epĭmeléstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἐπιμελής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπιμελής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers