καίριος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From καιρός (kairós) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kǎi̯.ri.os/ → /ˈcɛ.ri.os/ → /ˈce.ri.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kǎi̯.ri.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.ri.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcɛ.ri.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈce.ri.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈce.ri.os/

Adjective

καίρῐος • (kaírĭos) m (feminine καιρῐ́ᾱ or καιρῐ́η, neuter καίρῐον); first/second declension

1. (of a place):
   1. in or at the right place
   2. parts of the body
   3. vital part, (of wounds)
   4. mortal, grave, serious
2. (of time):
   1. in season
   2. timely; at the exact or fatal moment
   3. lasting but for a season

Declension

First and second declension of καίρῐος; καιρῐ́ᾱ; καίρῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		καίρῐος kaírĭos	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καίρῐοι kaírĭoi	καίρῐαι kaírĭai	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Genitive		καιρῐ́ου kairĭ́ou	καιρῐ́ᾱς kairĭ́ās	καιρῐ́ου kairĭ́ou		καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin	καιρῐ́αιν kairĭ́ain	καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin		καιρῐ́ων kairĭ́ōn	καιρῐ́ων kairĭ́ōn	καιρῐ́ων kairĭ́ōn
Dative		καιρῐ́ῳ kairĭ́ōi	καιρῐ́ᾳ kairĭ́āi	καιρῐ́ῳ kairĭ́ōi		καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin	καιρῐ́αιν kairĭ́ain	καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin		καιρῐ́οις kairĭ́ois	καιρῐ́αις kairĭ́ais	καιρῐ́οις kairĭ́ois
Accusative		καίρῐον kaírĭon	καιρῐ́ᾱν kairĭ́ān	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καιρῐ́ους kairĭ́ous	καιρῐ́ᾱς kairĭ́ās	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Vocative		καίρῐε kaírĭe	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καίρῐοι kaírĭoi	καίρῐαι kaírĭai	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		καιρῐ́ως kairĭ́ōs				καιρῐώτερος kairĭṓteros				καιρῐώτᾰτος kairĭṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of καίρῐος; καιρῐ́η; καίρῐον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		καίρῐος kaírĭos	καιρῐ́η kairĭ́ē	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καίρῐοι kaírĭoi	καίρῐαι kaírĭai	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Genitive		καιρῐ́οιο καιρῐ́ου kairĭ́oio kairĭ́ou	καιρῐ́ης kairĭ́ēs	καιρῐ́οιο καιρῐ́ου kairĭ́oio kairĭ́ou		καιρῐ́οιῐ̈ν kairĭ́oiĭ̈n	καιρῐ́αιῐ̈ν kairĭ́aiĭ̈n	καιρῐ́οιῐ̈ν kairĭ́oiĭ̈n		καιρῐ́ων kairĭ́ōn	καιρῐᾱ́ων καιρῐέων καιρῐῶν kairĭā́ōn kairĭéōn kairĭôn	καιρῐ́ων kairĭ́ōn
Dative		καιρῐ́ῳ kairĭ́ōi	καιρῐ́ῃ kairĭ́ēi	καιρῐ́ῳ kairĭ́ōi		καιρῐ́οιῐ̈ν kairĭ́oiĭ̈n	καιρῐ́αιῐ̈ν kairĭ́aiĭ̈n	καιρῐ́οιῐ̈ν kairĭ́oiĭ̈n		καιρῐ́οισῐ καιρῐ́οισῐν καιρῐ́οις kairĭ́oisĭ(n) kairĭ́ois	καιρῐ́ῃσῐ καιρῐ́ῃσῐν καιρῐ́ῃς καιρῐ́αις kairĭ́ēisĭ(n) kairĭ́ēis kairĭ́ais	καιρῐ́οισῐ καιρῐ́οισῐν καιρῐ́οις kairĭ́oisĭ(n) kairĭ́ois
Accusative		καίρῐον kaírĭon	καιρῐ́ην kairĭ́ēn	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καιρῐ́ους kairĭ́ous	καιρῐ́ᾱς kairĭ́ās	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Vocative		καίρῐε kaírĭe	καιρῐ́η kairĭ́ē	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καίρῐοι kaírĭoi	καίρῐαι kaírĭai	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		καιρῐ́ως kairĭ́ōs				καιρῐώτερος kairĭṓteros				καιρῐώτᾰτος kairĭṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First and second declension of καίρῐος; καιρῐ́η; καίρῐον (Ionic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		καίρῐος kaírĭos	καιρῐ́η kairĭ́ē	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καίρῐοι kaírĭoi	καίρῐαι kaírĭai	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Genitive		καιρῐ́ου kairĭ́ou	καιρῐ́ης kairĭ́ēs	καιρῐ́ου kairĭ́ou		καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin	καιρῐ́αιν kairĭ́ain	καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin		καιρῐ́ων kairĭ́ōn	καιρῐέων καιρῐῶν kairĭéōn kairĭôn	καιρῐ́ων kairĭ́ōn
Dative		καιρῐ́ῳ kairĭ́ōi	καιρῐ́ῃ kairĭ́ēi	καιρῐ́ῳ kairĭ́ōi		καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin	καιρῐ́αιν kairĭ́ain	καιρῐ́οιν kairĭ́oin		καιρῐ́οισῐ καιρῐ́οισῐν kairĭ́oisĭ(n)	καιρῐ́ῃσῐ καιρῐ́ῃσῐν kairĭ́ēisĭ(n)	καιρῐ́οισῐ καιρῐ́οισῐν kairĭ́oisĭ(n)
Accusative		καίρῐον kaírĭon	καιρῐ́ην kairĭ́ēn	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καιρῐ́ους kairĭ́ous	καιρῐ́ᾱς kairĭ́ās	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Vocative		καίρῐε kaírĭe	καιρῐ́η kairĭ́ē	καίρῐον kaírĭon		καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō	καιρῐ́ᾱ kairĭ́ā	καιρῐ́ω kairĭ́ō		καίρῐοι kaírĭoi	καίρῐαι kaírĭai	καίρῐᾰ kaírĭă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		καιρῐ́ως kairĭ́ōs				καιρῐώτερος kairĭṓteros				καιρῐώτᾰτος kairĭṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• καιρῐ́ως (kairĭ́ōs)
• καιρῐώτᾰτος (kairĭṓtătos)
• καιρῐώτερος (kairĭṓteros)

References

• “καίριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “καίριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• καίριος in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Bauer, Walter et al. (2001), A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
• “καίριος”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G2540 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007), Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • becoming idem, page 68.
  • befitting idem, page 69.
  • dangerous idem, page 194.
  • deadly idem, page 198.
  • due idem, page 255.
  • fatal idem, page 309.
  • fit idem, page 323.
  • fortunate idem, page 340.
  • happy idem, page 384.
  • lucky idem, page 504.
  • meet idem, page 522.
  • mortal idem, page 541.
  • opportune idem, page 576.
  • proper idem, page 653.
  • punctual idem, page 657.
  • seasonable idem, page 746.
  • serious idem, page 754.
  • suitable idem, page 836.
  • timely idem, page 876.