ἤρεμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἠρέμα (ēréma, “softly, calmly”) +‎ -ος (-os).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἤρεμος • (ḗremos) m or f (neuter ἤρεμον); second declension

  1. quiet, peaceful, tranquil.
    • 50 CE – 100 CE, First Epistle to Timothy 2:2:
      ὑπὲρ βασιλέων καὶ πάντων τῶν ἐν ὑπεροχῇ ὄντων, ἵνα ἤρεμον καὶ ἡσύχιον βίον διάγωμεν ἐν πάσῃ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.
      hupèr basiléōn kaì pántōn tôn en huperokhēî óntōn, hína ḗremon kaì hēsúkhion bíon diágōmen en pásēi eusebeíāi kaì semnótēti.
      • Translation by KJV
        For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Declension

Second declension of ἤρεμος; ἤρεμον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ἤρεμος
ḗremos 		ἤρεμον
ḗremon 		ἠρέμω
ērémō 		ἠρέμω
ērémō 		ἤρεμοι
ḗremoi 		ἤρεμᾰ
ḗremă
Genitive ἠρέμου
ērémou 		ἠρέμου
ērémou 		ἠρέμοιν
ērémoin 		ἠρέμοιν
ērémoin 		ἠρέμων
ērémōn 		ἠρέμων
ērémōn
Dative ἠρέμῳ
ērémōi 		ἠρέμῳ
ērémōi 		ἠρέμοιν
ērémoin 		ἠρέμοιν
ērémoin 		ἠρέμοις
ērémois 		ἠρέμοις
ērémois
Accusative ἤρεμον
ḗremon 		ἤρεμον
ḗremon 		ἠρέμω
ērémō 		ἠρέμω
ērémō 		ἠρέμους
ērémous 		ἤρεμᾰ
ḗremă
Vocative ἤρεμε
ḗreme 		ἤρεμον
ḗremon 		ἠρέμω
ērémō 		ἠρέμω
ērémō 		ἤρεμοι
ḗremoi 		ἤρεμᾰ
ḗremă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ἠρέμως
ērémōs 		ἠρεμώτερος
ēremṓteros 		ἠρεμώτᾰτος
ēremṓtătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: ήρεμος (íremos)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἠρέμα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 525: “DER > line 5 > ἤρεμος”

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