ἀπόπτωσις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἀπο- (apo-, away from) +‎ πτῶσις (ptôsis, falling).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἀπόπτωσις (apóptōsisf (genitive ἀπόπτωσεως); third declension

  1. a falling off or away; falling of things that detach, such as petals
  2. deposition
  3. direction in which a force is exerted
  4. vanishing; disappearance; negation; eclipse
    • 458 CE – 538 CE, Damascius, Difficulties and Solutions of First Principles 8
    • 458 CE – 538 CE, Damascius, Difficulties and Solutions of First Principles 433
  5. (grammar) declension from
    • Chrysipp., Stoic. 2.51
    • M., Ant. 10.12
    • 412 CE – 485 CE, Proclus, Elements of Theology 209
    • Hierocl., CA11 442M
    • Herm., Phdr. 166A

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • English: apoptosis

References

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