ἄξιος

See also: Ἀξιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἄγω (ágō) +‎ -τιος (-tios), with the verb in the sense "draw down (in the scale)", hence "weigh, import".

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ákʰ.si.os/ → /ˈax.si.os/ → /ˈak.si.os/

• (5^th BC Attic) IPA^(key): /ákʰ.si.os/
• (1^st BC Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈakʰ.si.os/
• (4^th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈax.si.os/
• (10^th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈak.si.os/
• (15^th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈak.si.os/

Adjective

ἄξῐος • (áxios) m (feminine ἀξῐ́ᾱ, neuter ἄξῐον); first/second declension

1. counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like value
   • Il.23.885 νῦν δ’ οὐδ’ ἑνὸς ἄξιοί εἰμεν Ἕκτορος "we [all of us] are not worth as much as one Hector"
2. worthy, fit

Inflection

First and second declension of ἄξῐος; ἀξῐ́ᾱ; ἄξῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἄξῐος áxios	ἀξῐ́ᾱ axíā	ἄξῐον áxion		ἀξῐ́ω axíō	ἀξῐ́ᾱ axíā	ἀξῐ́ω axíō		ἄξῐοι áxioi	ἄξῐαι áxiai	ἄξῐᾰ áxia
Genitive		ἀξῐ́ου axíou	ἀξῐ́ᾱς axíās	ἀξῐ́ου axíou		ἀξῐ́οιν axíoin	ἀξῐ́αιν axíain	ἀξῐ́οιν axíoin		ἀξῐ́ων axíōn	ἀξῐ́ων axíōn	ἀξῐ́ων axíōn
Dative		ἀξῐ́ῳ axíōi	ἀξῐ́ᾳ axíāi	ἀξῐ́ῳ axíōi		ἀξῐ́οιν axíoin	ἀξῐ́αιν axíain	ἀξῐ́οιν axíoin		ἀξῐ́οις axíois	ἀξῐ́αις axíais	ἀξῐ́οις axíois
Accusative		ἄξῐον áxion	ἀξῐ́ᾱν axíān	ἄξῐον áxion		ἀξῐ́ω axíō	ἀξῐ́ᾱ axíā	ἀξῐ́ω axíō		ἀξῐ́ους axíous	ἀξῐ́ᾱς axíās	ἄξῐᾰ áxia
Vocative		ἄξῐε áxie	ἀξῐ́ᾱ axíā	ἄξῐον áxion		ἀξῐ́ω axíō	ἀξῐ́ᾱ axíā	ἀξῐ́ω axíō		ἄξῐοι áxioi	ἄξῐαι áxiai	ἄξῐᾰ áxia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀξῐ́ως axíōs				ἀξῐώτερος axiṓteros				ἀξῐώτᾰτος axiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἀξιόω (axióō) "to deem worthy or suitable"
• ἀξιο- is a productive element in compounds in classical Greek, forming adjectives meaning "worthy or suitable for ..."; Liddell & Scott (1940) have 53 entries of this kind, including ἀξιοδάκρυτος (axiodákrutos) "worthy of tears", ἀξιοεργός (axioergós) "fit for, capable of work", ἀξιοφίλητος (axiophílētos) "worth loving", ἀξιοκαταφρόνητος (axiokataphrónētos) "deserving contempt", etc.
• ἀξιόμορφος (axiómorphos) "shapely, beautiful"
• ἀξιοτίμητος (axiotímētos) "highly prized, valuable"
• ἀξιοπρεπής (axioprepḗs) "proper, becoming"
• ἀξιοφανής (axiophanḗs) "reputable"

Descendants

• → Coptic: ⲁⲝⲓⲟⲥ (aksios)
• Greek: άξιος (áxios)

Further reading

• ἄξιος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἄξιος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἄξιος in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• «ἄξιος» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄξιος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• «ἄξιος» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2017)
• ἄξιος in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• “G514”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • Axius (river) idem, page 1003.
  • adequate idem, page 11.
  • condign idem, page 157.
  • deserved idem, page 215.
  • deserving idem, page 215.
  • due idem, page 255.
  • exemplary idem, page 290.
  • fit idem, page 323.
  • just idem, page 466.
  • merited idem, page 526.
  • right idem, page 714.
  • worth idem, page 990.
  • worthy idem, page 991.
• axiom in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911