προμηθής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

προμᾱθής (promāthḗs) — Doric

Etymology

From προ- (pro-) + an unattested *μῆθος (*mêthos), *μᾶθος (*mâthos), generally considered derived from μᾰθεῖν (mătheîn, “to learn”), aorist active infinitive of μᾰνθᾰ́νω (mănthắnō, “to learn”), with adjectival suffix -ης (-ēs).^[1] Despite common belief, not from μῆτις (mêtis, “skill, counsel”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pro.mɛː.tʰɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pro.me̝ˈtʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pro.miˈθis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pro.miˈθis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pro.miˈθis/

Adjective

προμηθής • (promēthḗs) m or f (neuter προμηθές); third declension

forethinking, cautious, prudent, provident
(of things) requiring forethought

Declension

Third declension of προμηθής; προμηθές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	προμηθής promēthḗs		προμηθές promēthés	προμηθεῖ promētheî		προμηθεῖ promētheî	προμηθεῖς promētheîs		προμηθῆ promēthê
Genitive	προμηθοῦς promēthoûs		προμηθοῦς promēthoûs	προμηθοῖν promēthoîn		προμηθοῖν promēthoîn	προμηθῶν promēthôn		προμηθῶν promēthôn
Dative	προμηθεῖ promētheî		προμηθεῖ promētheî	προμηθοῖν promēthoîn		προμηθοῖν promēthoîn	προμηθέσῐ προμηθέσῐν promēthésĭ(n)		προμηθέσῐ προμηθέσῐν promēthésĭ(n)
Accusative	προμηθῆ promēthê		προμηθές promēthés	προμηθεῖ promētheî		προμηθεῖ promētheî	προμηθεῖς promētheîs		προμηθῆ promēthê
Vocative	προμηθές promēthés		προμηθές promēthés	προμηθεῖ promētheî		προμηθεῖ promētheî	προμηθεῖς promētheîs		προμηθῆ promēthê
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	προμηθῶς promēthôs			προμηθέστερος promēthésteros			προμηθέστᾰτος promēthéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

προμήθεια (promḗtheia)
προμηθέομαι (promēthéomai)
προμηθεύομαι (promētheúomai)
Προμηθεύς (Promētheús)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “προμηθής”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1237