γραφή
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γράφω (gráphō) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡra.pʰɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡraˈpʰe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣraˈɸi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣraˈfi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣraˈfi/
Noun
γρᾰφή • (graphḗ) f (genitive γρᾰφῆς); first declension
- drawing
- painting
- writing, a writing
- description
Declension
First declension of ἡ γρᾰφή; τῆς γρᾰφῆς (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ γρᾰφή hē graphḗ | τὼ γρᾰφᾱ́ tṑ graphā́ | αἱ γρᾰφαί hai graphaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς γρᾰφῆς tês graphês | τοῖν γρᾰφαῖν toîn graphaîn | τῶν γρᾰφῶν tôn graphôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ γρᾰφῇ têi graphêi | τοῖν γρᾰφαῖν toîn graphaîn | ταῖς γρᾰφαῖς taîs graphaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν γρᾰφήν tḕn graphḗn | τὼ γρᾰφᾱ́ tṑ graphā́ | τᾱ̀ς γρᾰφᾱ́ς tā̀s graphā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | γρᾰφή graphḗ | γρᾰφᾱ́ graphā́ | γρᾰφαί graphaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Coptic: ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ (graphē)
- Greek: γραφή (grafí)
Further reading
- “γραφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “γραφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- γραφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γραφή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- G1124 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- criminal idem, page 184.
- design idem, page 215.
- drawing idem, page 251.
- epistle idem, page 279.
- epitaph idem, page 279.
- handwriting idem, page 383.
- indictment idem, page 433.
- inscription idem, page 444.
- letter idem, page 486.
- note idem, page 562.
- page idem, page 588.
- painting idem, page 589.
- picture idem, page 611.
- prosecution idem, page 653.
- representation idem, page 697.
- scene idem, page 738.
- sketch idem, page 780.
- trial idem, page 893.
- view idem, page 951.
- writing idem, page 994.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ).
Noun
γραφή • (grafí) f (plural γραφές)
- writing, script (written characters that express some meaning)
- handwriting, hand (style of writing)
- the Bible
Declension
declension of γραφή
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | γραφή • | γραφές • |
genitive | γραφής • | γραφών • |
accusative | γραφή • | γραφές • |
vocative | γραφή • | γραφές • |
Synonyms
- (writing, handwriting): γράψιμο n (grápsimo)
- (writing, handwriting): γρ. (gr.) (abbreviation)
Related terms
- γραφο- (grafo-, “writing, written”)
- γραφείο n (grafeío, “office, desk”)
- γραφίδα f (grafída, “pen, writer”)
- γραφική ύλη f (grafikí ýli, “stationery, writing materials”)
- γραφικός (grafikós, “written”)
- γραφίς f (grafís, “pen”)
- γραφομηχανή f (grafomichaní, “typewriter”)
Further reading
γραφή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el