ἀγαπητός

See also: αγαπητός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀγαπατός (agapatós)

Etymology

From ἀγαπάω (agapáō, “to love”) +‎ -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.pɛː.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.peˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.piˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.piˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.piˈtos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓γᾰπητός • (agapētós) m (feminine ᾰ̓γᾰπητή, neuter ᾰ̓γᾰπητόν); first/second declension

beloved, dear (sometimes with a sense of uniqueness: solely beloved)
desirable, delightful
worthy of love, loveable
That which causes contentment

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓γᾰπητός; ᾰ̓γᾰπητή; ᾰ̓γᾰπητόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓γᾰπητός agapētós	ᾰ̓γᾰπητή agapētḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητόν agapētón	ᾰ̓γᾰπητώ agapētṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητᾱ́ agapētā́	ᾰ̓γᾰπητώ agapētṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοί agapētoí	ᾰ̓γᾰπηταί agapētaí	ᾰ̓γᾰπητᾰ́ agapētá
Genitive	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῦ agapētoû	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῆς agapētês	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῦ agapētoû	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῖν agapētoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰπηταῖν agapētaîn	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῖν agapētoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῶν agapētôn	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῶν agapētôn	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῶν agapētôn
Dative	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῷ agapētôi	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῇ agapētêi	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῷ agapētôi	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῖν agapētoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰπηταῖν agapētaîn	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῖν agapētoîn	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῖς agapētoîs	ᾰ̓γᾰπηταῖς agapētaîs	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοῖς agapētoîs
Accusative	ᾰ̓γᾰπητόν agapētón	ᾰ̓γᾰπητήν agapētḗn	ᾰ̓γᾰπητόν agapētón	ᾰ̓γᾰπητώ agapētṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητᾱ́ agapētā́	ᾰ̓γᾰπητώ agapētṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητούς agapētoús	ᾰ̓γᾰπητᾱ́ς agapētā́s	ᾰ̓γᾰπητᾰ́ agapētá
Vocative	ᾰ̓γᾰπητέ agapēté	ᾰ̓γᾰπητή agapētḗ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητόν agapētón	ᾰ̓γᾰπητώ agapētṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητᾱ́ agapētā́	ᾰ̓γᾰπητώ agapētṓ	ᾰ̓γᾰπητοί agapētoí	ᾰ̓γᾰπηταί agapētaí	ᾰ̓γᾰπητᾰ́ agapētá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓γᾰπητῶς agapētôs			ᾰ̓γᾰπητότερος agapētóteros			ᾰ̓γᾰπητότᾰτος agapētótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: αγαπητός (agapitós)