- ἐπητής
- ἐπητήςGrammatical information: adj.Meaning: etwa `sedate, behaving well, benevolent' (ν 332, σ 128; A. R. 2, 987; cf. Fraenkel Nom. ag. 1, 32 n. 2)Other forms: -οῦ, pl. f. ἐπητέεςDerivatives: ἐπητύς f. (φ 306) `good behaviour, benevolence'.Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [909] *sep- `care, honour'Etymology: Uncertain. Acc. to Wackernagel Unt. 42 n. 2 from ἕπω in the meaning of Skt. sápati `care, honour' with η-enlargenent as in ἐδ-η-τύς, and psilosisPage in Frisk: 1,535
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.