ἄξιος

See also: άξιος and Ἀξιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἄγω (ágō) + -τιος (-tios), with the verb in the sense "draw down (in the scale)", hence "weigh, import".

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ᾰ̓́ξῐος (áxios) m (feminine ᾰ̓ξῐ́ᾱ, neuter ᾰ̓́ξῐον); first/second declension

  1. counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like value
    • Il.23.885 νῦν δ’ οὐδ’ ἑνὸς ἄξιοί εἰμεν Ἕκτορος "we [all of us] are not worth as much as one Hector"
  2. worthy, fit

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀντάξιος (antáxios)
  • ἀξία (axía, worth)
  • ἀξιόω (axióō, to deem worthy or suitable)
  • ἀξιο- is a productive element in compounds in classical Greek, forming adjectives meaning "worthy or suitable for ..."; Liddell & Scott (1940) have 53 entries of this kind, including:
    • ἀξιοδάκρυτος (axiodákrutos, worthy of tears)
    • ἀξιοεργός (axioergós, fit for, capable of work)
    • ἀξιοφίλητος (axiophílētos, worth loving)
    • ἀξιοκαταφρόνητος (axiokataphrónētos, deserving contempt)
    • ἀξιόμορφος (axiómorphos, shapely, beautiful)
    • ἀξιοτίμητος (axiotímētos, highly prized, valuable)
    • ἀξιοπρεπής (axioprepḗs, proper, becoming)
    • ἀξιοφανής (axiophanḗs, reputable)

Descendants

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