αὐθαίρετος

See also: αυθαίρετος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) +‎ αἱρέω (hairéō, “to take”) +‎ -τός (-tós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /au̯.tʰǎi̯.re.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aʍˈtʰɛ.re.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aɸˈθɛ.re.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /afˈθe.re.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /afˈθe.re.tos/

Adjective

αὐθαίρετος • (authaíretos) m or f (neuter αὐθαίρετον); second declension

self-chosen, self-elected
by free choice, of one's own accord, independent
self-incurred, voluntary

Declension

Second declension of αὐθαίρετος; αὐθαίρετον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αὐθαίρετος authaíretos	αὐθαίρετον authaíreton	αὐθαιρέτω authairétō	αὐθαιρέτω authairétō	αὐθαίρετοι authaíretoi	αὐθαίρετᾰ authaíretă
Genitive	αὐθαιρέτου authairétou	αὐθαιρέτου authairétou	αὐθαιρέτοιν authairétoin	αὐθαιρέτοιν authairétoin	αὐθαιρέτων authairétōn	αὐθαιρέτων authairétōn
Dative	αὐθαιρέτῳ authairétōi	αὐθαιρέτῳ authairétōi	αὐθαιρέτοιν authairétoin	αὐθαιρέτοιν authairétoin	αὐθαιρέτοις authairétois	αὐθαιρέτοις authairétois
Accusative	αὐθαίρετον authaíreton	αὐθαίρετον authaíreton	αὐθαιρέτω authairétō	αὐθαιρέτω authairétō	αὐθαιρέτους authairétous	αὐθαίρετᾰ authaíretă
Vocative	αὐθαίρετε authaírete	αὐθαίρετον authaíreton	αὐθαιρέτω authairétō	αὐθαιρέτω authairétō	αὐθαίρετοι authaíretoi	αὐθαίρετᾰ authaíretă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	αὐθαιρέτως authairétōs		αὐθαιρετώτερος authairetṓteros		αὐθαιρετώτᾰτος authairetṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Quotations

55 CE – 56 CE, Paul the Apostle, Second Epistle to the Corinthians 8:17:
ὅτι τὴν μὲν παράκλησιν ἐδέξατο, σπουδαιότερος δὲ ὑπάρχων αὐθαίρετος ἐξῆλθε πρὸς ὑμᾶς.
hóti tḕn mèn paráklēsin edéxato, spoudaióteros dè hupárkhōn authaíretos exêlthe pròs humâs.
- Translation by KJV
  For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

Descendants

Greek: αυθαίρετος (afthaíretos)