ὀρθοδίκαιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ὀρθοδίκᾱς (orthodíkās) — Doric
• ὀρθόδικος (orthódikos)

Etymology

From ὀρθός (orthós) +‎ δίκαιος (díkaios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /or.tʰo.dí.kai̯.os/ → /or.θoˈði.cɛ.os/ → /or.θoˈði.ce.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /or.tʰo.dí.kai̯.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /or.tʰoˈdi.kɛ.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /or.θoˈði.cɛ.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /or.θoˈði.ce.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /or.θoˈði.ce.os/

Adjective

ὀρθοδίκαιος • (orthodíkaios) m or f (neuter ὀρθοδίκαιον); second declension

1. straight and just

Declension

Second declension of ὀρθοδῐ́καιος; ὀρθοδῐ́καιον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ὀρθοδῐ́καιος orthodĭ́kaios	ὀρθοδῐ́καιον orthodĭ́kaion		ὀρθοδῐκαίω orthodĭkaíō	ὀρθοδῐκαίω orthodĭkaíō		ὀρθοδῐ́καιοι orthodĭ́kaioi	ὀρθοδῐ́καιᾰ orthodĭ́kaiă
Genitive		ὀρθοδῐκαίου orthodĭkaíou	ὀρθοδῐκαίου orthodĭkaíou		ὀρθοδῐκαίοιν orthodĭkaíoin	ὀρθοδῐκαίοιν orthodĭkaíoin		ὀρθοδῐκαίων orthodĭkaíōn	ὀρθοδῐκαίων orthodĭkaíōn
Dative		ὀρθοδῐκαίῳ orthodĭkaíōi	ὀρθοδῐκαίῳ orthodĭkaíōi		ὀρθοδῐκαίοιν orthodĭkaíoin	ὀρθοδῐκαίοιν orthodĭkaíoin		ὀρθοδῐκαίοις orthodĭkaíois	ὀρθοδῐκαίοις orthodĭkaíois
Accusative		ὀρθοδῐ́καιον orthodĭ́kaion	ὀρθοδῐ́καιον orthodĭ́kaion		ὀρθοδῐκαίω orthodĭkaíō	ὀρθοδῐκαίω orthodĭkaíō		ὀρθοδῐκαίους orthodĭkaíous	ὀρθοδῐ́καιᾰ orthodĭ́kaiă
Vocative		ὀρθοδῐ́καιε orthodĭ́kaie	ὀρθοδῐ́καιον orthodĭ́kaion		ὀρθοδῐκαίω orthodĭkaíō	ὀρθοδῐκαίω orthodĭkaíō		ὀρθοδῐ́καιοι orthodĭ́kaioi	ὀρθοδῐ́καιᾰ orthodĭ́kaiă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ὀρθοδῐκαίως orthodĭkaíōs			ὀρθοδῐκαιότερος orthodĭkaióteros			ὀρθοδῐκαιότᾰτος orthodĭkaiótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ὀρθοδίκαιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ὀρθοδίκαιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ὀρθοδίκαιος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter