ἀμέλεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓μελής (amelḗs) +‎ -ῐᾰ (-ia).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓μέλειᾰ • (améleia) f (genitive ᾰ̓μελείᾱς); first declension

  1. (uncountable) negligence, indifference
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 1.122.4:
      καὶ οὐκ ἴσμεν ὅπως τάδε τριῶν τῶν μεγίστων ξυμφορῶν ἀπήλλακται, ἀξυνεσίας ἢ μαλακίας ἢ ἀμελείας.
      kaì ouk ísmen hópōs táde triôn tôn megístōn xumphorôn apḗllaktai, axunesías ḕ malakías ḕ ameleías.
      • Translation by Richard Crawley
        And we do not know how this conduct can be held free from three of the gravest failings, want of sense, of courage, or of vigilance.
  2. (countable) an instance of negligence
    • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 443a:
      Μοιχεῖαί γε μὴν καὶ γονέων ἀμέλειαι καὶ θεῶν ἀθεραπευσίαι παντὶ ἄλλῳ μᾶλλον ἢ τῷ τοιούτῳ προσήκουσι.
      Moikheîaí ge mḕn kaì gonéōn améleiai kaì theôn atherapeusíai pantì állōi mâllon ḕ tôi toioútōi prosḗkousi.
      • Translation by John Burnet
        Adultery, surely, and neglect of parents and of the due service of the gods would pertain to anyone rather than to such a man.

Declension
First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓μέλειᾰ; τῆς ᾰ̓μελείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓μέλειᾰ
hē améleia		 τὼ ᾰ̓μελείᾱ
tṑ ameleíā		 αἱ ᾰ̓μέλειαι
hai améleiai
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓μελείᾱς
tês ameleíās		 τοῖν ᾰ̓μελείαιν
toîn ameleíain		 τῶν ᾰ̓μελειῶν
tôn ameleiôn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓μελείᾳ
têi ameleíāi		 τοῖν ᾰ̓μελείαιν
toîn ameleíain		 ταῖς ᾰ̓μελείαις
taîs ameleíais
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓μέλειᾰν
tḕn améleian		 τὼ ᾰ̓μελείᾱ
tṑ ameleíā		 τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓μελείᾱς
tā̀s ameleíās
Vocative ᾰ̓μέλειᾰ
améleia		 ᾰ̓μελείᾱ
ameleíā		 ᾰ̓μέλειαι
améleiai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: αμέλεια (améleia)

References
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