ἐσωτερικός

See also: εσωτερικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐσώτερος (esṓteros) +‎ -ικός (-ikós), from ἔσω (ésō, within) +‎ -τερος (-teros, contrastive or comparative suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.sɔː.te.ri.kós/ → /e.so.te.riˈkos/ → /e.so.te.riˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.sɔː.te.ri.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.so.te.riˈkos/

Adjective

ἐσωτερικός • (esōterikós) m (feminine ἐσωτερική, neuter ἐσωτερικόν); first/second declension

1. belonging to an inner circle, esoteric

   Antonym: ἐξωτερικός (exōterikós)

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐσωτερῐκός; ἐσωτερῐκή; ἐσωτερῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐσωτερῐκός esōterĭkós	ἐσωτερῐκή esōterĭkḗ	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón		ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterĭkā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ		ἐσωτερῐκοί esōterĭkoí	ἐσωτερῐκαί esōterĭkaí	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōterĭkắ
Genitive		ἐσωτερῐκοῦ esōterĭkoû	ἐσωτερῐκῆς esōterĭkês	ἐσωτερῐκοῦ esōterĭkoû		ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn	ἐσωτερῐκαῖν esōterĭkaîn	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn		ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterĭkôn	ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterĭkôn	ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterĭkôn
Dative		ἐσωτερῐκῷ esōterĭkôi	ἐσωτερῐκῇ esōterĭkêi	ἐσωτερῐκῷ esōterĭkôi		ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn	ἐσωτερῐκαῖν esōterĭkaîn	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterĭkoîn		ἐσωτερῐκοῖς esōterĭkoîs	ἐσωτερῐκαῖς esōterĭkaîs	ἐσωτερῐκοῖς esōterĭkoîs
Accusative		ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón	ἐσωτερῐκήν esōterĭkḗn	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón		ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterĭkā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ		ἐσωτερῐκούς esōterĭkoús	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ς esōterĭkā́s	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōterĭkắ
Vocative		ἐσωτερῐκέ esōterĭké	ἐσωτερῐκή esōterĭkḗ	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterĭkón		ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterĭkā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterĭkṓ		ἐσωτερῐκοί esōterĭkoí	ἐσωτερῐκαί esōterĭkaí	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōterĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐσωτερῐκῶς esōterĭkôs				ἐσωτερῐκώτερος esōterĭkṓteros				ἐσωτερῐκώτᾰτος esōterĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: esoteric
• → French: ésotérique
  • → Romanian: ezoteric
  • → Turkish: ezoterik
• → Greek: εσωτερικός (esoterikós)
• → Latin: esōtericus
  • → Italian: esoterico
• → Portuguese: esotérico
• → Spanish: esotérico

References

• “ἐσωτερικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐσωτερικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Ἐσωτερικός”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.