"ἀρετή" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀρετή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.re.tɛ̌ː/, /a.reˈti/, /a.reˈti/, /a.re.tɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /a.reˈte̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /a.reˈti/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /a.reˈti/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /a.reˈti/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₁téh₂, from *h₂erh₁-. Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₂rh₁téh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₁téh₂ Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓ρετή|ᾰ̓ρετῆς|f|first}} ᾰ̓ρετή • (ăretḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓ρετῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓ρετή|ᾰ̓ρετῆς}} Forms: ᾰ̓ρετή [canonical], ăretḗ [romanization], ᾰ̓ρετῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ᾰ̓ρετή [nominative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ ᾰ̓ρεταί [nominative, plural], τῆς ᾰ̓ρετῆς [genitive, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν ᾰ̓ρετῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ᾰ̓ρετῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς ᾰ̓ρεταῖς [dative, plural], τὴν ᾰ̓ρετήν [accusative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓ρετή [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓ρεταί [plural, vocative]
  1. goodness, excellence
    Sense id: en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-pqfBSfSZ
  2. manliness, prowess, rank, valour
    Sense id: en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-qJjRgQ1F
  3. virtue
    Sense id: en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-M3EwUjLI
  4. character, reputation, glory, fame, dignity, distinction
    Sense id: en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-iw7OazlS Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 11 29 19 10 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 10 10 12 29 20 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 8 37 23 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 7 51 18 6 6
  5. miracle, wonder
    Sense id: en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-ZworANK4
  6. (as a title) "your worship"
    Sense id: en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-aPWpSHMf
  7. plaster
    Sense id: en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-XPTh-BE9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ (ăretā́) [Doric]

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ (aretē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ (aretē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "arete",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: arete",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: arete"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αρετή"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: αρετή (aretí)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αρετή (aretí)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂rh₁téh₂"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₁téh₂",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₁téh₂, from *h₂erh₁-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ăretḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ᾰ̓ρετή",
      "roman": "hē ăretḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ ăretā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ᾰ̓ρεταί",
      "roman": "hai ăretaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ᾰ̓ρετῆς",
      "roman": "tês ăretês",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn ăretaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ᾰ̓ρετῶν",
      "roman": "tôn ăretôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ᾰ̓ρετῇ",
      "roman": "têi ăretêi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn ăretaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ᾰ̓ρεταῖς",
      "roman": "taîs ăretaîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ᾰ̓ρετήν",
      "roman": "tḕn ăretḗn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ ăretā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s ăretā́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
      "roman": "ăretḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́",
      "roman": "ăretā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρεταί",
      "roman": "ăretaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
        "2": "ᾰ̓ρετῆς",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ᾰ̓ρετή • (ăretḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓ρετῆς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
        "2": "ᾰ̓ρετῆς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodness, excellence"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-pqfBSfSZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "goodness",
          "goodness"
        ],
        [
          "excellence",
          "excellence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "manliness, prowess, rank, valour"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-qJjRgQ1F",
      "links": [
        [
          "manliness",
          "manliness"
        ],
        [
          "prowess",
          "prowess"
        ],
        [
          "rank",
          "rank"
        ],
        [
          "valour",
          "valour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "virtue"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-M3EwUjLI",
      "links": [
        [
          "virtue",
          "virtue"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 11 29 19 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 12 29 20 10 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 7 8 37 23 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 6 7 51 18 6 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "character, reputation, glory, fame, dignity, distinction"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-iw7OazlS",
      "links": [
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ],
        [
          "glory",
          "glory"
        ],
        [
          "fame",
          "fame"
        ],
        [
          "dignity",
          "dignity"
        ],
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "miracle, wonder"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-ZworANK4",
      "links": [
        [
          "miracle",
          "miracle"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "\"your worship\""
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-aPWpSHMf",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(as a title) \"your worship\""
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as a title"
      ],
      "topics": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plaster"
      ],
      "id": "en-ἀρετή-grc-noun-XPTh-BE9",
      "links": [
        [
          "plaster",
          "plaster"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.re.tɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.re.tɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈte̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ăretā́",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀρετή"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ (aretē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ (aretē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "arete",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: arete",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: arete"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "αρετή"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: αρετή (aretí)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: αρετή (aretí)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂rh₁téh₂"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₁téh₂",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh₁téh₂, from *h₂erh₁-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ăretḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ ᾰ̓ρετή",
      "roman": "hē ăretḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ ăretā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ ᾰ̓ρεταί",
      "roman": "hai ăretaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς ᾰ̓ρετῆς",
      "roman": "tês ăretês",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn ăretaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ᾰ̓ρετῶν",
      "roman": "tôn ăretôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ᾰ̓ρετῇ",
      "roman": "têi ăretêi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν",
      "roman": "toîn ăretaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς ᾰ̓ρεταῖς",
      "roman": "taîs ăretaîs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν ᾰ̓ρετήν",
      "roman": "tḕn ăretḗn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ ăretā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s ăretā́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
      "roman": "ăretḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́",
      "roman": "ăretā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓ρεταί",
      "roman": "ăretaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
        "2": "ᾰ̓ρετῆς",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "ᾰ̓ρετή • (ăretḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓ρετῆς); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ᾰ̓ρετή",
        "2": "ᾰ̓ρετῆς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodness, excellence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goodness",
          "goodness"
        ],
        [
          "excellence",
          "excellence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "manliness, prowess, rank, valour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manliness",
          "manliness"
        ],
        [
          "prowess",
          "prowess"
        ],
        [
          "rank",
          "rank"
        ],
        [
          "valour",
          "valour"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "virtue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "virtue",
          "virtue"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "character, reputation, glory, fame, dignity, distinction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "reputation",
          "reputation"
        ],
        [
          "glory",
          "glory"
        ],
        [
          "fame",
          "fame"
        ],
        [
          "dignity",
          "dignity"
        ],
        [
          "distinction",
          "distinction"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "miracle, wonder"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "miracle",
          "miracle"
        ],
        [
          "wonder",
          "wonder"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "\"your worship\""
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(as a title) \"your worship\""
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as a title"
      ],
      "topics": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plaster"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plaster",
          "plaster"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/a.re.tɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.re.tɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈte̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/a.reˈti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ăretā́",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀρετή"
}

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