Etymology

epikeia

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Today it means: The principle in ethics that a law can be broken to achieve a greater good. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιείκεια
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐπιείκεια
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐπιείκεια
  3. English todayepikeia

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

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