Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epikeia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epikeia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle in ethics that a law can be broken to achieve a greater good.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιείκεια (epieíkeia, “reasonableness”).

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

epieikeia (alternative)

Questions

What does epikeia mean?: The principle in ethics that a law can be broken to achieve a greater good.
Where does epikeia come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιείκεια (epieíkeia, “reasonableness”).

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