δειλοῖσι | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Cowardly, timid; lacking courage. By extension, mean-spirited or base, “wretched” in character.

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Grammatical Analysis

"δειλοῖσι"

Lemma: δειλός

Case: dative

Number: plural

Gender: masculine/neuter

Degree: positive

Declension: 1st/2nd declension adjective

Note: Form -οῖσι is an Epic/Ionic dative plural ending (Attic usually -οις). Can agree with an expressed noun or be used substantivally (‘to/for the cowards’).

Related Forms of δειλός

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Deilos nominative, singular, masculine δειλοι nominative (or vocative), plural, masculine δειλοῖς dative, plural, masculine or neuter

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