ἐπιθήκη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon”) + -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, chest”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.pi.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /e.piˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /e.piˈθi.ci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /e.piˈθi.ci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /e.piˈθi.ci/
Noun
ἐπῐθήκη • (epithḗkē) f (genitive ἐπῐθήκης); first declension
- An addition, an increase
- A cover put over a statue
- A sum allowed to cover expenses
Declension
First declension of ἡ ἐπῐθήκη; τῆς ἐπῐθήκης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἐπῐθήκη hē epithḗkē | τὼ ἐπῐθήκᾱ tṑ epithḗkā | αἱ ἐπῐθῆκαι hai epithêkai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἐπῐθήκης tês epithḗkēs | τοῖν ἐπῐθήκαιν toîn epithḗkain | τῶν ἐπῐθηκῶν tôn epithēkôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἐπῐθήκῃ têi epithḗkēi | τοῖν ἐπῐθήκαιν toîn epithḗkain | ταῖς ἐπῐθήκαις taîs epithḗkais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἐπῐθήκην tḕn epithḗkēn | τὼ ἐπῐθήκᾱ tṑ epithḗkā | τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐθήκᾱς tā̀s epithḗkās | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἐπῐθήκη epithḗkē | ἐπῐθήκᾱ epithḗkā | ἐπῐθῆκαι epithêkai | ||||||||||
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References
- “ἐπιθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἐπιθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette