φύσις

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[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (Classical): IPA: [pʰʉ́sis]
  • (Koine): IPA: [pʰˈysis]
  • (Byzantine): IPA: [ɸˈysis]

[edit] Etymology

From φύω "I grow"

[edit] Noun

φύσις (genitive φύσεως) f, third declension; (phusis)

  1. origin, birth
  2. nature, quality, property
  3. Later, the nature of one's personality: temper, disposition
  4. form, shape
  5. That which is natural: nature
  6. type, kind
  7. Nature, as an entity, especially of productive power
  8. creature

[edit] Inflection

    Third declension of φύσῐς, φύσεως
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ φύσῐς τώ φύσει αἱ φύσεις
Genitive τῆς φύσεως τοῖν φῠσέοιν τῶν φύσεων
Dative τῇ φύσει τοῖν φῠσέοιν ταῖς φύσεσῐ(ν)
Accusative τήν φύσῐν τώ φύσει τάς φύσεις
Vocative φύσῐ φύσει φύσεις
    Third declension of φύσῐς, φύσιος (Ionic, Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ φύσῐς τώ φύσιε αἱ φύσιες
Genitive τῆς φύσιος τοῖν φῠσίοιν τῶν φῠσίων
Dative τῇ φύσῑ, φύσει τοῖν φῠσίοιν ταῖς φύσῐσῐ(ν), φῠσίεσῐ(ν), φύσεσῐ(ν)
Accusative τήν φύσῐν τώ φύσιε τάς φύσῑς, φύσιᾰς
Vocative φύσι φύσιε φύσιες

[edit] References

Strong’s concordance number: G5449

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