παραθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.ra.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /pa.raˈθi.ci/ → /pa.raˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.ra.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pa.raˈθi.ci/

Noun

πᾰρᾰθήκη • (parathḗkē) f (genitive πᾰρᾰθήκης); first declension

1. Anything entrusted to one, a deposit
2. A hostage

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πᾰρᾰθήκη; τῆς πᾰρᾰθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πᾰρᾰθήκη hē parathḗkē	τὼ πᾰρᾰθήκᾱ tṑ parathḗkā	αἱ πᾰρᾰθῆκαι hai parathêkai
Genitive	τῆς πᾰρᾰθήκης tês parathḗkēs	τοῖν πᾰρᾰθήκαιν toîn parathḗkain	τῶν πᾰρᾰθηκῶν tôn parathēkôn
Dative	τῇ πᾰρᾰθήκῃ têi parathḗkēi	τοῖν πᾰρᾰθήκαιν toîn parathḗkain	ταῖς πᾰρᾰθήκαις taîs parathḗkais
Accusative	τὴν πᾰρᾰθήκην tḕn parathḗkēn	τὼ πᾰρᾰθήκᾱ tṑ parathḗkā	τᾱ̀ς πᾰρᾰθήκᾱς tā̀s parathḗkās
Vocative	πᾰρᾰθήκη parathḗkē	πᾰρᾰθήκᾱ parathḗkā	πᾰρᾰθῆκαι parathêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “παραθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press