θήκη

See also -θήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τίθημι "I place, put"

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tʰɛ͜ɛ́kɛ͜ɛ/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tʰéːkeː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /θíki/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /θíci/

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

Noun

θήκη (genitive θήκης) f, first declension; (thēkē)

1. box, chest
2. grave, tomb
3. sword sheath

Inflection

First declension of θήκη, θήκης

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θήκη	τὼ θήκᾱ	αἱ θῆκαι
Genitive	τῆς θήκης	τοῖν θήκαιν	τῶν θηκῶν
Dative	τῇ θήκῃ	τοῖν θήκαιν	ταῖς θήκαις
Accusative	τὴν θήκην	τὼ θήκᾱ	τὰς θήκᾱς
Vocative	θήκη	θήκᾱ	θῆκαι

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G2336