ἀξιοπρεπής

See also: αξιοπρεπής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄξιος (áxios, worthy) + πρέπω (prépō, to be appropriate for) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἀξιοπρεπής (axioprepḗs) m, f (neuter ἀξιοπρεπές); third declension

  1. proper, becoming
    430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Symposium 8.40
    καὶ σῶμα ἀξιοπρεπέστατον μὲν ἰδεῖν τῆς πόλεως ἔχεις, ἱκανὸν δὲ μόχθους ὑποφέρειν.
    kaì sôma axioprepéstaton mèn ideîn tês póleōs ékheis, hikanòn dè mókhthous hupophérein.
    and you possess a person more goodly to the eye than any other in the city and one at the same time able to withstand effort and hardship.

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: αξιοπρεπής (axioprepís)

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