ἄμβροτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ə́mrətos, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós. Equivalent to ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ βροτός (brotós, “mortal”) (compare ἄβροτος (ábrotos)). The β (b) developed by epenthesis, as the earlier form was *amrtos, with a nasal-liquid cluster, which is not allowed in Greek phonotactics. Cognate with Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta) and Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 (aməša).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ám.bro.tos/ → /ˈam.bro.tos/ → /ˈam.bro.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ám.bro.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈam.bro.tos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓́μβροτος • (ắmbrotos) m (feminine ᾰ̓μβρότη, neuter ᾰ̓́μβροτον); first/second declension

1. (poetic) immortal, divine

   Synonyms: ἀθάνατος (athánatos), ἄφθῐτος (áphthĭtos), ἄβροτος (ábrotos)

   Antonyms: βρότειος (bróteios), βροτός (brotós), θνητός (thnētós), μορτός (mortós)

2. (poetic) belonging to the gods

Inflection

First and second declension of ᾰ̓́μβροτος; ᾰ̓μβρότη; ᾰ̓́μβροτον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓́μβροτος ắmbrotos	ᾰ̓μβρότη ămbrótē	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton		ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ămbrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō		ᾰ̓́μβροτοι ắmbrotoi	ᾰ̓́μβροται ắmbrotai	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ắmbrotă
Genitive		ᾰ̓μβρότου ămbrótou	ᾰ̓μβρότης ămbrótēs	ᾰ̓μβρότου ămbrótou		ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρόταιν ămbrótain	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin		ᾰ̓μβρότων ămbrótōn	ᾰ̓μβρότων ămbrótōn	ᾰ̓μβρότων ămbrótōn
Dative		ᾰ̓μβρότῳ ămbrótōi	ᾰ̓μβρότῃ ămbrótēi	ᾰ̓μβρότῳ ămbrótōi		ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin	ᾰ̓μβρόταιν ămbrótain	ᾰ̓μβρότοιν ămbrótoin		ᾰ̓μβρότοις ămbrótois	ᾰ̓μβρόταις ămbrótais	ᾰ̓μβρότοις ămbrótois
Accusative		ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton	ᾰ̓μβρότην ămbrótēn	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton		ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ămbrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō		ᾰ̓μβρότους ămbrótous	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱς ămbrótās	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ắmbrotă
Vocative		ᾰ̓́μβροτε ắmbrote	ᾰ̓μβρότη ămbrótē	ᾰ̓́μβροτον ắmbroton		ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō	ᾰ̓μβρότᾱ ămbrótā	ᾰ̓μβρότω ămbrótō		ᾰ̓́μβροτοι ắmbrotoi	ᾰ̓́μβροται ắmbrotai	ᾰ̓́μβροτᾰ ắmbrotă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ᾰ̓μβρότως ămbrótōs				ᾰ̓μβροτώτερος ămbrotṓteros				ᾰ̓μβροτώτᾰτος ămbrotṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā)
• ᾰ̓μβρόσῐος (ămbrósĭos)

References

• “ἄμβροτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἄμβροτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἄμβροτος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἄμβροτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄμβροτος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἄμβροτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “ἄμβροτος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter