πάθη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πᾰ́σχω (páskhō, “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 • (páthē) 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 páthē	τὼ πᾰ́θᾱ tṑ páthā	αἱ πᾰ́θαι hai páthai
Genitive	τῆς πᾰ́θης tês páthēs	τοῖν πᾰ́θαιν toîn páthain	τῶν πᾰθῶν tôn pathôn
Dative	τῇ πᾰ́θῃ têi páthēi	τοῖν πᾰ́θαιν toîn páthain	ταῖς πᾰ́θαις taîs páthais
Accusative	τὴν πᾰ́θην tḕn páthēn	τὼ πᾰ́θᾱ tṑ páthā	τᾱ̀ς πᾰ́θᾱς tā̀s páthās
Vocative	πᾰ́θη páthē	πᾰ́θᾱ páthā	πᾰ́θαι páthai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Antonyms

• (neutral): πρᾶξῐς (prâxis)
• (negative): εὐτῠχῐ́ᾱ (eutukhíā)

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.