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 esōterikós	ἐσωτερῐκή esōterikḗ	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterikón		ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterikṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterikā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterikṓ		ἐσωτερῐκοί esōterikoí	ἐσωτερῐκαί esōterikaí	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōteriká
Genitive		ἐσωτερῐκοῦ esōterikoû	ἐσωτερῐκῆς esōterikês	ἐσωτερῐκοῦ esōterikoû		ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterikoîn	ἐσωτερῐκαῖν esōterikaîn	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterikoîn		ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterikôn	ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterikôn	ἐσωτερῐκῶν esōterikôn
Dative		ἐσωτερῐκῷ esōterikôi	ἐσωτερῐκῇ esōterikêi	ἐσωτερῐκῷ esōterikôi		ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterikoîn	ἐσωτερῐκαῖν esōterikaîn	ἐσωτερῐκοῖν esōterikoîn		ἐσωτερῐκοῖς esōterikoîs	ἐσωτερῐκαῖς esōterikaîs	ἐσωτερῐκοῖς esōterikoîs
Accusative		ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterikón	ἐσωτερῐκήν esōterikḗn	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterikón		ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterikṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterikā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterikṓ		ἐσωτερῐκούς esōterikoús	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ς esōterikā́s	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōteriká
Vocative		ἐσωτερῐκέ esōteriké	ἐσωτερῐκή esōterikḗ	ἐσωτερῐκόν esōterikón		ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterikṓ	ἐσωτερῐκᾱ́ esōterikā́	ἐσωτερῐκώ esōterikṓ		ἐσωτερῐκοί esōterikoí	ἐσωτερῐκαί esōterikaí	ἐσωτερῐκᾰ́ esōteriká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἐσωτερῐκῶς esōterikôs				ἐσωτερῐκώτερος esōterikṓteros				ἐσωτερῐκώτᾰτος esōterikṓtatos
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)
• → Italian: esoterico
• → Latin: esōtericus
• → 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
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.