βάθος

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Etymology

From βαθύς "deep"

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [bátʰos]
  • (Koine): IPA: [bˈatʰo̞s]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [βˈaθos]

[edit] Noun

βάθος (genitive βάθεος or βάθους); n, third declension; (bathos)

  1. Extension in space: depth, height, breadth, fullness
  2. profundity

[edit] Inflection

    Third declension of βάθος, βάθεος (uncontracted)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative βάθος βάθεε βάθεᾰ
Genitive βάθεος βαθέοιν βαθέων
Dative βάθεϊ βαθέοιν βάθεσσῐ(ν)
Accusative βάθος βάθεε βάθεᾰ
Vocative βάθος βάθεε βάθεᾰ
This inflection pattern originally had a sigma (i.e. βάθεσος), which was dropped early on in the history of Ancient Greek.
    Third declension of βάθος, βάθους (contracted)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative βάθος βάθει βάθη
Genitive βάθους βαθοῖν βαθῶν
Dative βάθει βαθοῖν βάθεσῐ(ν)
Accusative βάθος βάθει βάθη
Vocative βάθος βάθει βάθη
The irregular accentuation of this paradigm is explained by the fact that it is the contracted version of the above paradigm.

[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G899

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[edit] Noun

βάθος n. (váthos)

  1. bottom, depth
  2. profundity
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