ἔμπεδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐμ- (em-) + the stem of πούς (poús), thus literally "surefooted".

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ém.pe.dos/ → /ˈem.pe.ðos/ → /ˈem.be.ðos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ém.pe.dos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pe.dos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pe.ðos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈem.pe.ðos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈem.be.ðos/

Adjective

ἔμπεδος • (émpedos) m or f (neuter ἔμπεδον); second declension

1. standing firmly in place, not overthrown, intact
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.9
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.12
2. maintained in place, steady
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.107
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.520
3. in place, not displaced
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 10.94
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.203
4. safe, intact
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 2.227
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.178
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.525
5. not decayed, fresh
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.33
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.39
6. unimpaired, retaining vigour
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.314
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 7.157
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 11.670
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.629
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.254
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 11.813
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.512
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 23.627
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.240
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 10.493
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.393
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.468
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 14.503
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.493
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 21.426
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 22.226
7. unimpaired in mind
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 20.183
8. well-balanced
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 6.352
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 18.215
9. maintained with ceaseless vigilance
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 8.521
10. secured, not liable to confiscation
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 9.335
11. assured, certain, never failing
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 8.453
12. assured, to be looked forward to with certainty
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 8.30
13. in unfailing succession
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.113
14. affording sure testimony, unmistakable
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 19.250
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 23.206
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 24.346

Declension

Second declension of ἔμπεδος; ἔμπεδον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἔμπεδος émpedos	ἔμπεδον émpedon		ἐμπέδω empédō	ἐμπέδω empédō		ἔμπεδοι émpedoi	ἔμπεδᾰ émpeda
Genitive		ἐμπέδου empédou	ἐμπέδου empédou		ἐμπέδοιν empédoin	ἐμπέδοιν empédoin		ἐμπέδων empédōn	ἐμπέδων empédōn
Dative		ἐμπέδῳ empédōi	ἐμπέδῳ empédōi		ἐμπέδοιν empédoin	ἐμπέδοιν empédoin		ἐμπέδοις empédois	ἐμπέδοις empédois
Accusative		ἔμπεδον émpedon	ἔμπεδον émpedon		ἐμπέδω empédō	ἐμπέδω empédō		ἐμπέδους empédous	ἔμπεδᾰ émpeda
Vocative		ἔμπεδε émpede	ἔμπεδον émpedon		ἐμπέδω empédō	ἐμπέδω empédō		ἔμπεδοι émpedoi	ἔμπεδᾰ émpeda
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐμπέδως empédōs			ἐμπεδώτερος empedṓteros			ἐμπεδώτᾰτος empedṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ἠπεδανός (ēpedanós)

Further reading

• ἔμπεδος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἔμπεδος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • abiding idem, page 2.
  • binding idem, page 79.
  • certain idem, page 122.
  • changeless idem, page 124.
  • constant idem, page 164.
  • durable idem, page 256.
  • enduring idem, page 273.
  • fast idem, page 308.
  • firm idem, page 322.
  • immovable idem, page 418.
  • immutable idem, page 419.
  • implicit idem, page 422.
  • inflexible idem, page 438.
  • invariable idem, page 456.
  • inviolable idem, page 457.
  • irrevocable idem, page 460.
  • lasting idem, page 477.
  • permanent idem, page 607.
  • persevering idem, page 607.
  • persistent idem, page 608.
  • pertinacious idem, page 608.
  • resolute idem, page 702.
  • sedulous idem, page 748.
  • set idem, page 756.
  • solid idem, page 792.
  • stable idem, page 808.
  • steadfast idem, page 814.
  • steady idem, page 814.
  • stolid idem, page 819.
  • sure idem, page 842.
  • unabated idem, page 905.
  • unalterable idem, page 906.
  • unchangeable idem, page 909.
  • undeviating idem, page 914.
  • unshaken idem, page 931.
  • unswerving idem, page 934.
  • unvarying idem, page 936.
  • unwavering idem, page 936.