δόξα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δόξις

Etymology

From δοκέω "I seem"

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /dókʰsa/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /dókʰsa/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ðóxsa/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ðóksa/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ðóksa/

Noun

δόξα (genitive δόξης) f, first declension; (doksa)

1. expectation
2. opinion, judgement, belief
3. glory, honor

Inflection

First declension of δόξᾰ, δόξης

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δόξᾰ	τὼ δόξᾱ	αἱ δόξαι
Genitive	τῆς δόξης	τοῖν δόξαιν	τῶν δοξῶν
Dative	τῇ δόξῃ	τοῖν δόξαιν	ταῖς δόξαις
Accusative	τὴν δόξᾰν	τὼ δόξᾱ	τὰς δόξᾱς
Vocative	δόξᾰ	δόξᾱ	δόξαι

Derived terms

• δοξάριον
• δοξοσοφία
• δοξολογία

Related terms

• δέχομαι

References

• Bauer lexicon
• δόξα in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• Strong’s concordance number: G1391

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Greek

Noun

δόξα (dόxa) f,   plural δόξες

1. glory, kudos, fame
2. pride
3. star (of film, pop, etc)
4. halo (on religious paintings)
5. (colloquial): rainbow

Declension

declension of δόξα

	singular (ενικός)	plural (πληθυντικός)
nominative (ονομαστική)	δόξα	δόξες
genitive (γενική)	δόξας	—
accusative (αιτιατική)	δόξα	δόξες
vocative (κλητική)	δόξα	δόξες

Synonyms

• (halo): φωτοστέφανο (fotostéfano) n
• (rainbow): ουράνιο τόξο (ouránio tóxo) n