φύσις
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pʰýsis/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pʰýsis/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɸýsis/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /fýsis/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /físis/
Etymology [edit]
From φύω "I grow"
Noun [edit]
φύσις (genitive φύσεως) f, third declension; (phusis)
- origin, birth
- nature, quality, property
- later, the nature of one's personality: temper, disposition
- form, shape
- that which is natural: nature
- type, kind
- Nature, as an entity, especially of productive power
- creature
Inflection [edit]
Descendants [edit]
References [edit]
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G5449