ἐπιεικής

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) +‎ εἰκός (eikós, “reasonable”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ἐπιεικής • (epieikḗs) m, f (neuter ἐπιεικές); third declension

1. fitting, suitable
2. (after Homer)
   1. (of statements, rights)
      1. reasonable
      2. fair, equitable, not according to the letter of the law
   2. (of persons)
      1. able, capable
      2. (in a moral sense) reasonable, fair, kind, gentle, good

Further reading

• ἐπιεικής in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐπιεικής in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπιεικής in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐπιεικής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐπιεικής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• G1933 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • charitable idem, page 126.
  • clement idem, page 137.
  • considerate idem, page 163.
  • dispassionate idem, page 236.
  • equitable idem, page 280.
  • fair idem, page 302.
  • feeling idem, page 313.
  • gentle idem, page 357.
  • honest idem, page 404.
  • impartial idem, page 419.
  • just idem, page 466.
  • kind idem, page 469.
  • lenient idem, page 485.
  • meek idem, page 522.
  • merciful idem, page 525.
  • mild idem, page 529.
  • plausible idem, page 618.
  • reasonable idem, page 677.
  • right idem, page 714.
  • specious idem, page 799.
  • substantial idem, page 832.
  • tolerable idem, page 880.
  • unbiassed idem, page 908.
  • unprejudiced idem, page 927.
  • upright idem, page 938.