ἐκπληξία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• έκπληξη (ékplēxē)

Etymology

From ἔκπληξῐς (ékplēxis, “consternation”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, nominal suffix), from ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō, “to drive out one's senses by a sudden shock”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ek.plɛːk.sí.aː/ → /ek.plikˈsi.a/ → /ek.plikˈsi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.plɛːk.sí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ek.ple̝kˈsi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ek.plikˈsi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ek.plikˈsi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ek.plikˈsi.a/

Noun

ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ • (ekplēxíā) f (genitive ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Amazement, terror.
   1. Admiration.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ hē ekplēxíā	τὼ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ tṑ ekplēxíā	αἱ ἐκπληξῐ́αι hai ekplēxíai
Genitive	τῆς ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς tês ekplēxíās	τοῖν ἐκπληξῐ́αιν toîn ekplēxíain	τῶν ἐκπληξῐῶν tôn ekplēxiôn
Dative	τῇ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾳ têi ekplēxíāi	τοῖν ἐκπληξῐ́αιν toîn ekplēxíain	ταῖς ἐκπληξῐ́αις taîs ekplēxíais
Accusative	τὴν ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱν tḕn ekplēxíān	τὼ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ tṑ ekplēxíā	τᾱ̀ς ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ekplēxíās
Vocative	ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ ekplēxíā	ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ ekplēxíā	ἐκπληξῐ́αι ekplēxíai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• ⇒ English: hyperekplexia