ἐπιθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, chest”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /e.piˈθi.ci/ → /e.piˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈθi.ci/

Noun

ἐπῐθήκη • (epithḗkē) f (genitive ἐπῐθήκης); first declension

1. An addition, an increase
2. A cover put over a statue
3. A sum allowed to cover expenses

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἐπῐθήκη; τῆς ἐπῐθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἐπῐθήκη hē epithḗkē	τὼ ἐπῐθήκᾱ tṑ epithḗkā	αἱ ἐπῐθῆκαι hai epithêkai
Genitive	τῆς ἐπῐθήκης tês epithḗkēs	τοῖν ἐπῐθήκαιν toîn epithḗkain	τῶν ἐπῐθηκῶν tôn epithēkôn
Dative	τῇ ἐπῐθήκῃ têi epithḗkēi	τοῖν ἐπῐθήκαιν toîn epithḗkain	ταῖς ἐπῐθήκαις taîs epithḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ἐπῐθήκην tḕn epithḗkēn	τὼ ἐπῐθήκᾱ tṑ epithḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐθήκᾱς tā̀s epithḗkās
Vocative	ἐπῐθήκη epithḗkē	ἐπῐθήκᾱ epithḗkā	ἐπῐθῆκαι epithêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἐπιθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἐπιθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette