ἔμφασις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, I show, present, from ἐν- (en-) +‎ φαίνω (phaínō)) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἔμφᾰσῐς (émphasisf (genitive ἐμφᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. appearance
  2. outward appearance, reflection, image
  3. setting forth, narrative, proof
  4. (rhetoric) significance, emphasis, force
  5. moral (of a story)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: emphasis
  • French: emphase
  • Portuguese: ênfase
  • Spanish: énfasis
  • Catalan: èmfasi

References

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