ἀρχιτεκτονία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “architect, master craftsman”) +‎ -ία (-ía), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “master”) +‎ τέκτων (téktōn, “craftsman, builder”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰi.tek.to.ní.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ar.kʰi.tek.toˈni.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.çi.tek.toˈni.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.çi.tek.toˈni.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.çi.tek.toˈni.a/

Noun

ἀρχιτεκτονῐ́ᾱ • (arkhitektoníā) f (genitive ἀρχιτεκτονῐ́ᾱς); first declension

architecture, construction; architectonic design; master craftsmanship
1. - 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Exodus 35.31–33:
    καὶ ἐνέπλησεν αὐτὸν πνεῦμα θεῖον σοφίας καὶ συνέσεως καὶ ἐπιστήμης πάντων ἀρχιτεκτονεῖν κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἔργα τῆς ἀρχιτεκτονίας, ποιεῖν τὸ χρυσίον καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον καὶ τὸν χαλκὸν καὶ λιθουργῆσαι τὸν λίθον καὶ κατεργάζεσθαι τὰ ξύλα καὶ ποιεῖν ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ σοφίας
    kaì enéplēsen autòn pneûma theîon sophías kaì sunéseōs kaì epistḗmēs pántōn arkhitektoneîn katà pánta tà érga tês arkhitektonías, poieîn tò khrusíon kaì tò argúrion kaì tòn khalkòn kaì lithourgêsai tòn líthon kaì katergázesthai tà xúla kaì poieîn en pantì érgōi sophías
    and he hath filled him with a divine spirit of wisdom and understanding and knowledge of all things, to labour skilfully in all works of master craftsmanship, to form the gold and the silver and the brass, and to work in stone, and to fashion the wood, and to work in every work of wisdom

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱ; τῆς ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱ hē arkhitektoníā	τὼ ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱ tṑ arkhitektoníā	αἱ ἀρχιτεκτονίαι hai arkhitektoníai
Genitive	τῆς ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱς tês arkhitektoníās	τοῖν ἀρχιτεκτονίαιν toîn arkhitektoníain	τῶν ἀρχιτεκτονιῶν tôn arkhitektoniôn
Dative	τῇ ἀρχιτεκτονίᾳ têi arkhitektoníāi	τοῖν ἀρχιτεκτονίαιν toîn arkhitektoníain	ταῖς ἀρχιτεκτονίαις taîs arkhitektoníais
Accusative	τὴν ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱν tḕn arkhitektoníān	τὼ ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱ tṑ arkhitektoníā	τᾱ̀ς ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱς tā̀s arkhitektoníās
Vocative	ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱ arkhitektoníā	ἀρχιτεκτονίᾱ arkhitektoníā	ἀρχιτεκτονίαι arkhitektoníai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

ἀρχιτεκτονεύω (arkhitektoneúō)
ἀρχιτεκτονέω (arkhitektonéō)
ἀρχιτεκτόνημα (arkhitektónēma)
ἀρχιτεκτονική (arkhitektonikḗ)
ἀρχιτεκτονικός (arkhitektonikós)
ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)

Descendants

Latin: architectonia