νηλεής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀνηλεής (anēleḗs)
• νηλειής (nēleiḗs) — Epic
• νηλής (nēlḗs) — by hyphaeresis

Etymology

νη- (nē-, negative prefix) +‎ ἔλεος (éleos, “mercy, pity”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nɛː.le.ɛ̌ːs/ → /ni.leˈis/ → /ni.leˈis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɛː.le.ɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ne̝.leˈe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ni.leˈis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ni.leˈis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ni.leˈis/

Adjective

νηλεής • (nēleḗs) m or f (neuter νηλεές); third declension

1. merciless, pitiless
2. unpitied

Declension

Third declension of νηλεής; νηλεές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		νηλεής nēleḗs	νηλεές nēleés		νηλεεῖ nēleeî	νηλεεῖ nēleeî		νηλεεῖς nēleeîs	νηλεῆ nēleê
Genitive		νηλεοῦς nēleoûs	νηλεοῦς nēleoûs		νηλεοῖν nēleoîn	νηλεοῖν nēleoîn		νηλεῶν nēleôn	νηλεῶν nēleôn
Dative		νηλεεῖ nēleeî	νηλεεῖ nēleeî		νηλεοῖν nēleoîn	νηλεοῖν nēleoîn		νηλεέσῐ / νηλεέσῐν nēleési(n)	νηλεέσῐ / νηλεέσῐν nēleési(n)
Accusative		νηλεῆ nēleê	νηλεές nēleés		νηλεεῖ nēleeî	νηλεεῖ nēleeî		νηλεεῖς nēleeîs	νηλεῆ nēleê
Vocative		νηλεές nēleés	νηλεές nēleés		νηλεεῖ nēleeî	νηλεεῖ nēleeî		νηλεεῖς nēleeîs	νηλεῆ nēleê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		νηλεῶς nēleôs			νηλεέστερος nēleésteros			νηλεέστᾰτος nēleéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of νηλεής; νηλεές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		νηλεής nēleḗs	νηλεές nēleés		νηλεεῖ / νηλεέε nēleeî / nēleée	νηλεεῖ / νηλεέε nēleeî / nēleée		νηλεεῖς / νηλεέες nēleeîs / nēleées	νηλεέᾰ nēleéa
Genitive		νηλεέος / νηλεεῦς nēleéos / nēleeûs	νηλεέος / νηλεεῦς nēleéos / nēleeûs		νηλεοῖν nēleoîn	νηλεοῖν nēleoîn		νηλεέων nēleéōn	νηλεέων nēleéōn
Dative		νηλεεῖ / νηλεέῐ̈ nēleeî / nēleéï	νηλεεῖ / νηλεέῐ̈ nēleeî / nēleéï		νηλεοῖν nēleoîn	νηλεοῖν nēleoîn		νηλεέσῐ / νηλεέσῐν nēleési(n)	νηλεέσῐ / νηλεέσῐν nēleési(n)
Accusative		νηλεέᾰ nēleéa	νηλεές nēleés		νηλεεῖ / νηλεέε nēleeî / nēleée	νηλεεῖ / νηλεέε nēleeî / nēleée		νηλεέᾰς nēleéas	νηλεέᾰ nēleéa
Vocative		νηλεές nēleés	νηλεές nēleés		νηλεεῖ / νηλεέε nēleeî / nēleée	νηλεεῖ / νηλεέε nēleeî / nēleée		νηλεεῖς / νηλεέες nēleeîs / nēleées	νηλεέᾰ nēleéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		νηλεέως nēleéōs			νηλεέστερος nēleésteros			νηλεέστᾰτος nēleéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “νηλεής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• νηλεής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “νηλεής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • unpitied idem, page 927.