ἄληπτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (ă-) +‎ ληπτός (lēptós), from the root of λᾰμβᾰ́νω (lămbắnō).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾰ̓́ληπτος • (ắlēptos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́ληπτον); second declension

  1. not to be laid hold of, hard to catch
  2. unamenable
  3. incomprehensible

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓́ληπτος; ᾰ̓́ληπτον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ᾰ̓́ληπτος
ắlēptos 		ᾰ̓́ληπτον
ắlēpton 		ᾰ̓λήπτω
ălḗptō 		ᾰ̓λήπτω
ălḗptō 		ᾰ̓́ληπτοι
ắlēptoi 		ᾰ̓́ληπτᾰ
ắlēptă
Genitive ᾰ̓λήπτου
ălḗptou 		ᾰ̓λήπτου
ălḗptou 		ᾰ̓λήπτοιν
ălḗptoin 		ᾰ̓λήπτοιν
ălḗptoin 		ᾰ̓λήπτων
ălḗptōn 		ᾰ̓λήπτων
ălḗptōn
Dative ᾰ̓λήπτῳ
ălḗptōi 		ᾰ̓λήπτῳ
ălḗptōi 		ᾰ̓λήπτοιν
ălḗptoin 		ᾰ̓λήπτοιν
ălḗptoin 		ᾰ̓λήπτοις
ălḗptois 		ᾰ̓λήπτοις
ălḗptois
Accusative ᾰ̓́ληπτον
ắlēpton 		ᾰ̓́ληπτον
ắlēpton 		ᾰ̓λήπτω
ălḗptō 		ᾰ̓λήπτω
ălḗptō 		ᾰ̓λήπτους
ălḗptous 		ᾰ̓́ληπτᾰ
ắlēptă
Vocative ᾰ̓́ληπτε
ắlēpte 		ᾰ̓́ληπτον
ắlēpton 		ᾰ̓λήπτω
ălḗptō 		ᾰ̓λήπτω
ălḗptō 		ᾰ̓́ληπτοι
ắlēptoi 		ᾰ̓́ληπτᾰ
ắlēptă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ᾰ̓λήπτως
ălḗptōs 		ᾰ̓ληπτότερος
ălēptóteros 		ᾰ̓ληπτότᾰτος
ălēptótătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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