ἀμαθής

See also: αμαθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”) +‎ the root of μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ma.tʰɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.maˈtʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθis/

Adjective

ἀμαθής • (amathḗs) m or f (neuter ἀμᾰθές); third declension

ignorant [with genitive ‘about something’]; stupid
(morally) unfeeling, inhuman
(of animals) unmanageable
(of things) uncivilized, unrestricted, barbarous
not heard of, unknown

Inflection

Third declension of ᾰ̓μᾰθής; ᾰ̓μᾰθές (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μᾰθής ămăthḗs		ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés	ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖς ămătheîs		ᾰ̓μᾰθῆ ămăthê
Genitive	ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦς ămăthoûs		ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦς ămăthoûs	ᾰ̓μᾰθοῖν ămăthoîn		ᾰ̓μᾰθοῖν ămăthoîn	ᾰ̓μᾰθῶν ămăthôn		ᾰ̓μᾰθῶν ămăthôn
Dative	ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθοῖν ămăthoîn		ᾰ̓μᾰθοῖν ămăthoîn	ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐ ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐν ămăthésĭ(n)		ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐ ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐν ămăthésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓μᾰθῆ ămăthê		ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés	ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖς ămătheîs		ᾰ̓μᾰθῆ ămăthê
Vocative	ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés		ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés	ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖς ămătheîs		ᾰ̓μᾰθῆ ămăthê
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μᾰθῶς ămăthôs			ᾰ̓μᾰθέστερος ămăthésteros			ᾰ̓μᾰθέστᾰτος ămăthéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓μᾰθής; ᾰ̓μᾰθές (uncontracted, Ionic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μᾰθής ămăthḗs		ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés	ᾰ̓μᾰθέε ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthée ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθέε ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthée ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθέες ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖς ămăthées ămătheîs		ᾰ̓μᾰθέᾰ ămăthéă
Genitive	ᾰ̓μᾰθέος ᾰ̓μᾰθεῦς ămăthéos ămătheûs		ᾰ̓μᾰθέος ᾰ̓μᾰθεῦς ămăthéos ămătheûs	ᾰ̓μᾰθέοιν ămăthéoin		ᾰ̓μᾰθέοιν ămăthéoin	ᾰ̓μᾰθέων ămăthéōn		ᾰ̓μᾰθέων ămăthéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μᾰθέῐ̈ ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthéĭ̈ ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθέῐ̈ ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthéĭ̈ ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθέοιν ămăthéoin		ᾰ̓μᾰθέοιν ămăthéoin	ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐ ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐν ămăthésĭ(n)		ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐ ᾰ̓μᾰθέσῐν ămăthésĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓μᾰθέᾰ ămăthéă		ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés	ᾰ̓μᾰθέε ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthée ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθέε ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthée ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθέᾰς ămăthéăs		ᾰ̓μᾰθέᾰ ămăthéă
Vocative	ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés		ᾰ̓μᾰθές ămăthés	ᾰ̓μᾰθέε ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthée ămătheî		ᾰ̓μᾰθέε ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖ ămăthée ămătheî	ᾰ̓μᾰθέες ᾰ̓μᾰθεῖς ămăthées ămătheîs		ᾰ̓μᾰθέᾰ ămăthéă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μᾰθέως ămăthéōs			ᾰ̓μᾰθέστερος ămăthésteros			ᾰ̓μᾰθέστᾰτος ămăthéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

“ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀμαθής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
G261 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- awkward idem, page 56.
- backward idem, page 58.
- besotted idem, page 75.
- blind idem, page 83.
- boorish idem, page 89.
- clumsy idem, page 140.
- coarse idem, page 140.
- dense idem, page 210.
- dull idem, page 256.
- foolish idem, page 333.
- gross idem, page 374.
- heavy idem, page 393.
- ignorant idem, page 414.
- illiterate idem, page 416.
- obtuse idem, page 568.
- rude idem, page 724.
- senseless idem, page 752.
- silly idem, page 776.
- slow idem, page 785.
- sluggish idem, page 786.
- stolid idem, page 819.
- stranger idem, page 823.
- stupid idem, page 830.
- thick-headed idem, page 865.
- thick-skinned idem, page 866.
- unacquainted idem, page 906.
- uneducated idem, page 916.
- unfamiliar idem, page 917.
- uninstructed idem, page 922.
- unintelligent idem, page 922.
- unknowing idem, page 923.
- unlearned idem, page 924.
- unlettered idem, page 924.
- unpolished idem, page 927.
- unskilful idem, page 932.
- unskilled idem, page 932.
- untaught idem, page 934.
- untutored idem, page 935.
- unversed in idem, page 936.
- vulgar idem, page 958.
- weak-minded idem, page 969.
- witless idem, page 985.