ἀμοιβή

See also: αμοιβή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμείβω (ameíbō, “to exchange”) +‎ -η (-ē, verbal noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.moi̯.bɛ̌ː/ → /a.myˈβi/ → /a.miˈvi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.moi̯.bɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.myˈbe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.myˈβi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.myˈvi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.miˈvi/

Noun

ἀμοιβή • (amoibḗ) f (genitive ἀμοιβῆς); first declension

1. requital, recompense
2. change, exchange

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀμοιβή; τῆς ἀμοιβῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀμοιβή hē amoibḗ	τὼ ἀμοιβᾱ́ tṑ amoibā́	αἱ ἀμοιβαί hai amoibaí
Genitive	τῆς ἀμοιβῆς tês amoibês	τοῖν ἀμοιβαῖν toîn amoibaîn	τῶν ἀμοιβῶν tôn amoibôn
Dative	τῇ ἀμοιβῇ têi amoibêi	τοῖν ἀμοιβαῖν toîn amoibaîn	ταῖς ἀμοιβαῖς taîs amoibaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἀμοιβήν tḕn amoibḗn	τὼ ἀμοιβᾱ́ tṑ amoibā́	τᾱ̀ς ἀμοιβᾱ́ς tā̀s amoibā́s
Vocative	ἀμοιβή amoibḗ	ἀμοιβᾱ́ amoibā́	ἀμοιβαί amoibaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: αμοιβή (amoiví)

References

• “ἀμοιβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀμοιβή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀμοιβή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀμοιβή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀμοιβή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)