ἄπαστος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓- (a-, un-) + πατέομαι (patéomai, to eat) + -τος (-tos, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾰ̓́πᾰστος • (ápastos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓́πᾰστον); second declension

  1. unfed, fasting
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 19.345–346:
      οἳ δὲ δὴ ἄλλοι οἴχονται μετὰ δεῖπνον, ὃ δ’ ἄκμηνος καὶ ἄπαστος.
      hoì dè dḕ álloi oíkhontai metà deîpnon, hò d’ ákmēnos kaì ápastos.
      The others have now dispersed after dinner, but he is untended and unfed.

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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