ἀσεβής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- "not" + σέβομαι "I feel awe"

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /asebɛ́ːs/
• (Koine) IPA: /aseˈβis/

Adjective

ἀσεβής m., ἀσεβής f., ἀσεβές n.; second declension; (asebēs)

1. ungodly, godless, unholy, profane, sinful, sacrilegious

Inflection

    Third declension of ἀσεβής, ἀσεβές

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀσεβής	ἀσεβές		ἀσεβεῖ	ἀσεβεῖ		ἀσεβεῖς	ἀσεβῆ
Genitive	ἀσεβοῦς	ἀσεβοῦς		ἀσεβοῖν	ἀσεβοῖν		ἀσεβῶν	ἀσεβῶν
Dative	ἀσεβεῖ	ἀσεβεῖ		ἀσεβοῖν	ἀσεβοῖν		ἀσεβέσι(ν)	ἀσεβέσι(ν)
Accusative	ἀσεβῆ	ἀσεβές		ἀσεβεῖ	ἀσεβεῖ		ἀσεβεῖς	ἀσεβῆ
Vocative	ἀσεβές	ἀσεβές		ἀσεβεῖ	ἀσεβεῖ		ἀσεβεῖς	ἀσεβῆ

This paradigm comes from a contracted epsilon. Note that the accusative plural (ἀσεβεῖς) does not follow the normal pattern for third declension, but rather takes on the form of the nominative.

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G765