ἐποχή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπέχω (epekhō, “stop, hold back”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /epokʰɛ͜ɛ́/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛpokʰéː/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /epoxí/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /epoçí/

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

Noun

ἐποχή (genitive ἐποχῆς) f, first declension; (epokhē)

1. check, cessation
   1. retention
2. (philosophy) suspension of judgement
   1. suspense of payment
3. stoppage, pause
   1. the epoch of a star
   2. period of vibration (in musical theory)

Inflection

First declension of ἐποχή, ἐποχῆς

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἐποχή	ἐποχά	ἐποχαί
Genitive	ἐποχῆς	ἐποχαῖν	ἐποχῶν
Dative	ἐποχῇ	ἐποχαῖν	ἐποχαῖς
Accusative	ἐποχήν	ἐποχά	ἐποχάς
Vocative	ἐποχή	ἐποχά	ἐποχαί

References

• LSJ 8th edition