ἀπάθεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπαθής (apathḗs, without feeling or suffering) + -εια (-eia).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀπᾰ́θεια • (apátheia) f (genitive ἀπᾰθείᾱς); first declension

  1. want of sensation, impassibility
  2. (of persons) insensibility, apathy
    1. (among the Stoics) calmness, dispassionateness
  3. absence of suffering or pain

Inflection

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of want of sensation): πάθος (páthos)

Descendants

  • Greek: απάθεια (apátheia)
  • Latin: apathīa (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: апа́тия f (apátija)

Further reading

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