ἄπαστος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ᾰ̓- (a-, un-) +‎ πατέομαι (patéomai, to eat) +‎ -τος (-tos, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ᾰ̓́πᾰστος (ápastosm or f (neuter ᾰ̓́πᾰστον); second declension

  1. unfed, fasting
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.345–346:
      οἳ δὲ δὴ ἄλλοι / οἴχονται μετὰ δεῖπνον, ὃ δ’ ἄκμηνος καὶ ἄπαστος.
      hoì dè dḕ álloi / oíkhontai metà deîpnon, hò d’ ákmēnos kaì ápastos.
      The others / have now dispersed after dinner, but he is untended and unfed.

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