δρᾶσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δρᾰ́ω (dráō, “I do”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈðra.sis/ → /ˈðra.sis/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdra.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðra.sis/

Noun

δρᾶσῐς • (drâsis) f (genitive δρᾱ́σεως); third declension (Koine)

1. strength, efficacy
   1. sacrifice
   2. (grammar) active force of a verb

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ δρᾶσῐς; τῆς δρᾱ́σεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δρᾶσῐς hē drâsis	τὼ δρᾱ́σει tṑ drā́sei	αἱ δρᾱ́σεις hai drā́seis
Genitive	τῆς δρᾱ́σεως tês drā́seōs	τοῖν δρᾱσέοιν toîn drāséoin	τῶν δρᾱ́σεων tôn drā́seōn
Dative	τῇ δρᾱ́σει têi drā́sei	τοῖν δρᾱσέοιν toîn drāséoin	ταῖς δρᾱ́σεσῐ / δρᾱ́σεσῐν taîs drā́sesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν δρᾶσῐν tḕn drâsin	τὼ δρᾱ́σει tṑ drā́sei	τᾱ̀ς δρᾱ́σεις tā̀s drā́seis
Vocative	δρᾶσῐ drâsi	δρᾱ́σει drā́sei	δρᾱ́σεις drā́seis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ᾰ̓ντῐ́δρᾱσῐς (antídrāsis)
• δρᾱστῐκός (drāstikós)

References

• “δρᾶσις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δρᾶσις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δρᾶσις in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)