σῶμα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [sɔ́ː̀ma]
• (Koine): IPA: [sˈo̞ːma]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [sˈoma]

Noun

σῶμα (genitive σώματος) n, third declension; (sōma)

1. body (both that of people and animals)
2. dead body (most common in Homer and other early works)
3. One's life in the physical world
4. That which is material (as opposed to spiritual)
5. person
6. An entire thing
7. (mathematics) three-dimensional object

Inflection

Third declension of σῶμᾰ, σώμᾰτος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τό σῶμᾰ	τώ σώμᾰτε	τά σώμᾰτᾰ
Genitive	τοῦ σώμᾰτος	τοῖν σωμάτοιν	τῶν σωμάτων
Dative	τῷ σώμᾰτῐ	τοῖν σωμάτοιν	τοῖς σώμᾰσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τό σῶμᾰ	τώ σώμᾰτε	τά σώμᾰτᾰ
Vocative	σῶμᾰ	σώμᾰτε	σώμᾰτᾰ

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G4983