πάθη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰ́σχω (pắskhō, “to undergo”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pá.tʰɛː/ → /ˈpa.θi/ → /ˈpa.θi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pá.tʰɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.θi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.θi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.θi/

Noun

πᾰ́θη • (pắthē) f (genitive πᾰ́θης); first declension

1. (in neutral sense) what is done or what happens to a person
2. (in negative sense) suffering, misfortune

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πᾰ́θη; τῆς πᾰ́θης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πᾰ́θη hē pắthē	τὼ πᾰ́θᾱ tṑ pắthā	αἱ πᾰ́θαι hai pắthai
Genitive	τῆς πᾰ́θης tês pắthēs	τοῖν πᾰ́θαιν toîn pắthain	τῶν πᾰθῶν tôn păthôn
Dative	τῇ πᾰ́θῃ têi pắthēi	τοῖν πᾰ́θαιν toîn pắthain	ταῖς πᾰ́θαις taîs pắthais
Accusative	τὴν πᾰ́θην tḕn pắthēn	τὼ πᾰ́θᾱ tṑ pắthā	τᾱ̀ς πᾰ́θᾱς tā̀s pắthās
Vocative	πᾰ́θη pắthē	πᾰ́θᾱ pắthā	πᾰ́θαι pắthai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “neutral”): πρᾶξῐς (prâxĭs)
• (antonym(s) of “negative”): εὐτῠχῐ́ᾱ (eutŭkhĭ́ā)

Noun

πάθη • (páthē)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of πάθος (páthos)

References

• “πάθη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πάθη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• πάθη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • hardship idem, page 386.
  • misfortune idem, page 534.
  • natural phenomena idem, page 551.
  • physical idem, page 610.
  • sorrow idem, page 795.
  • suffering idem, page 835.
  • trouble idem, page 897.
  • unhappiness idem, page 920.
  • vicissitude idem, page 950.