ἀποδημητής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀποδημέω (apodēméō) +‎ -τής (-tḗs)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀποδημητής • (apodēmētḗs) m (genitive ἀποδημητοῦ); first declension

  1. one who goes abroad, expat
    • 431 BCE – 404 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.70:
      καὶ μὴν καὶ ἄοκνοι πρὸς ὑμᾶς μελλητὰς καὶ ἀποδημηταὶ πρὸς ἐνδημοτάτους· οἴονται γὰρ οἱ μὲν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ ἄν τι κτᾶσθαι, ὑμεῖς δὲ τῷ ἐπελθεῖν καὶ τὰ ἑτοῖμα ἂν βλάψαι.
      kaì mḕn kaì áoknoi pròs humâs mellētàs kaì apodēmētaì pròs endēmotátous; oíontai gàr hoi mèn tēî apousíāi án ti ktâsthai, humeîs dè tōî epeltheîn kaì tà hetoîma àn blápsai.
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Declension

First declension of ὁ ᾰ̓ποδημητής; τοῦ ᾰ̓ποδημητοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ᾰ̓ποδημητής
ho ăpodēmētḗs 		τὼ ᾰ̓ποδημητᾱ́
tṑ ăpodēmētā́ 		οἱ ᾰ̓ποδημηταί
hoi ăpodēmētaí
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓ποδημητοῦ
toû ăpodēmētoû 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ποδημηταῖν
toîn ăpodēmētaîn 		τῶν ᾰ̓ποδημητῶν
tôn ăpodēmētôn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓ποδημητῇ
tōî ăpodēmētēî 		τοῖν ᾰ̓ποδημηταῖν
toîn ăpodēmētaîn 		τοῖς ᾰ̓ποδημηταῖς
toîs ăpodēmētaîs
Accusative τὸν ᾰ̓ποδημητήν
tòn ăpodēmētḗn 		τὼ ᾰ̓ποδημητᾱ́
tṑ ăpodēmētā́ 		τοὺς ᾰ̓ποδημητᾱ́ς
toùs ăpodēmētā́s
Vocative ᾰ̓ποδημητᾰ́
ăpodēmētắ 		ᾰ̓ποδημητᾱ́
ăpodēmētā́ 		ᾰ̓ποδημηταί
ăpodēmētaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἀποδημητικός (apodēmētikós)

Further reading

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