ἀξίωμα

See also: αξίωμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀξιόω (axióō, “to think or deem worthy”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ak.sí.ɔː.ma/ → /akˈsi.o.ma/ → /akˈsi.o.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ak.sí.ɔː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /akˈsi.o.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /akˈsi.o.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /akˈsi.o.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /akˈsi.o.ma/

Noun

ἀξῐ́ωμᾰ • (axíōma) n (genitive ἀξῐώμᾰτος); third declension

1. that which is thought fit, a requisite
2. that which is thought worthy
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) that which a pupil is required to know beforehand
4. a self-evident principle, axiom

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ἀξῐ́ωμᾰ; τοῦ ἀξῐώμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἀξῐ́ωμᾰ tò axíōma	τὼ ἀξῐώμᾰτε tṑ axiṓmate	τᾰ̀ ἀξῐώμᾰτᾰ tà axiṓmata
Genitive	τοῦ ἀξῐώμᾰτος toû axiṓmatos	τοῖν ἀξῐωμᾰ́τοιν toîn axiōmátoin	τῶν ἀξῐωμᾰ́των tôn axiōmátōn
Dative	τῷ ἀξῐώμᾰτῐ tôi axiṓmati	τοῖν ἀξῐωμᾰ́τοιν toîn axiōmátoin	τοῖς ἀξῐώμᾰσῐ / ἀξῐώμᾰσῐν toîs axiṓmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἀξῐ́ωμᾰ tò axíōma	τὼ ἀξῐώμᾰτε tṑ axiṓmate	τᾰ̀ ἀξῐώμᾰτᾰ tà axiṓmata
Vocative	ἀξῐ́ωμᾰ axíōma	ἀξῐώμᾰτε axiṓmate	ἀξῐώμᾰτᾰ axiṓmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: αξίωμα (axíoma)
• Latin: axiōma
  • French: axiome
    • English: axiom

Further reading

• “ἀξίωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀξίωμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀξίωμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀξίωμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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  • condition idem, page 157.
  • consequence idem, page 162.
  • consideration idem, page 163.
  • degree idem, page 206.
  • dignity idem, page 224.
  • distinction idem, page 241.
  • eminence idem, page 268.
  • esteem idem, page 283.
  • estimation idem, page 283.
  • exaltation idem, page 287.
  • glory idem, page 363.
  • greatness idem, page 372.
  • height idem, page 394.
  • high rank idem, page 399.
  • honour idem, page 404.
  • illustriousness idem, page 416.
  • importance idem, page 422.
  • intention idem, page 449.
  • mind idem, page 530.
  • name idem, page 550.
  • nobility idem, page 559.
  • note idem, page 562.
  • place idem, page 616.
  • position idem, page 628.
  • pre-eminence idem, page 632.
  • preferment idem, page 634.
  • purpose idem, page 659.
  • quality idem, page 663.
  • rank idem, page 671.
  • renown idem, page 695.
  • reputation idem, page 699.
  • respect idem, page 703.
  • self-evident idem, page 751.
  • station idem, page 813.
  • will idem, page 979.
  • worth idem, page 990.