ῥῆμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εἴρω (eirō, “I say”) +‎ -μα (-ma)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /r̥ɛ́͜ɛma/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /r̥éːma/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ríma/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ríma/

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

Noun

ῥῆμα (genitive ῥήματος) n, third declension; (rhēma)

1. word, saying, statement
2. topic, subject matter
3. phrase, sentence
4. (grammar) verb

Inflection

Third declension of ῥῆμα, ῥήματος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ῥῆμα	ῥήματε	ῥήματᾰ
Genitive	ῥήματος	ῥημάτοιν	ῥημάτων
Dative	ῥήματῐ	ῥημάτοιν	ῥήμασῐ(ν)
Accusative	ῥῆμα	ῥήματε	ῥήματᾰ
Vocative	ῥῆμα	ῥήματε	ῥήματᾰ

Derived terms

• ῥήματα ἀντ' ἀλφίτων (rhēmata ant' alphitōn, “fine words butter no parsnips”)

References

• ῥῆμα in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G4487