λέξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λέγω (legō, “speak”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /lékʰsis/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /lɛ́kʰsis/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /léxsis/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /léksis/

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

Noun

λέξις (genitive λέξεως) f, third declension; (lexis)

1. a saying, speech
   1. a way of speaking, diction, style
2. word, phrase
   1. explanation
   2. (grammar) a word peculiar in form or significance

Inflection

Third declension of λέξῐς, λέξεως

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	λέξῐς	λέξει	λέξεις
Genitive	λέξεως	λεξέοιν	λέξεων
Dative	λέξει	λεξέοιν	λέξεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	λέξῐν	λέξει	λέξεις
Vocative	λέξῐ	λέξει	λέξεις

Third declension of λέξῐς, λέξιος (Ionic, Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	λέξῐς	λέξιε	λέξιες
Genitive	λέξιος	λεξίοιν	λεξίων
Dative	λέξῑ, λέξει	λεξίοιν	λέξῐσῐ(ν), λεξίεσῐ(ν), λέξεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	λέξῐν	λέξιε	λέξῑς, λέξιᾰς
Vocative	λέξῐ	λέξιε	λέξιες

Descendants

• English: lexis
• French: lexique
• Greek: λέξη

References

• LSJ 8th edition