ἄγναπτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, privative alpha) +‎ γνάπτω (gnáptō), alternative spelling of κνάπτω (knáptō, “to card or comb wool”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.ɡnap.tos/ → /ˈa.ɣnap.tos/ → /ˈa.ɣnap.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.ɡnap.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡnap.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣnap.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣnap.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɣnap.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτος • (ágnaptos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτον); second declension

1. (of cloth) not fulled or carded, new
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.691D
   • 450 BCE – 350 BCE, Plato Comicus, Collected Works 18D
2. not cleansed, unwashed
   • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.169C

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτος; ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτος ágnaptos	ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτον ágnapton		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτω agnáptō	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτω agnáptō		ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτοι ágnaptoi	ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτᾰ ágnapta
Genitive		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτου agnáptou	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτου agnáptou		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτοιν agnáptoin	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτοιν agnáptoin		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτων agnáptōn	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτων agnáptōn
Dative		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτῳ agnáptōi	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτῳ agnáptōi		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτοιν agnáptoin	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτοιν agnáptoin		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτοις agnáptois	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτοις agnáptois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτον ágnapton	ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτον ágnapton		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτω agnáptō	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτω agnáptō		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτους agnáptous	ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτᾰ ágnapta
Vocative		ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτε ágnapte	ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτον ágnapton		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτω agnáptō	ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτω agnáptō		ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτοι ágnaptoi	ᾰ̓́γνᾰπτᾰ ágnapta
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓γνᾰ́πτως agnáptōs			ᾰ̓γνᾰπτότερος agnaptóteros			ᾰ̓γνᾰπτότᾰτος agnaptótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἄγναπτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἄγναπτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄγναπτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)