Δίκη

See also: δίκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δίκη (díkē, “justice, custom”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dí.kɛː/ → /ˈði.ci/ → /ˈði.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ci/

Proper noun

Δίκη • (Díkē) f (genitive Δίκης); first declension

1. (mythology) Dike

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Δῐ́κη; τῆς Δῐ́κης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ Δῐ́κη hē Díkē	τὼ Δῐ́κᾱ tṑ Díkā	αἱ Δῐ́και hai Díkai
Genitive	τῆς Δῐ́κης tês Díkēs	τοῖν Δῐ́καιν toîn Díkain	τῶν Δῐκῶν tôn Dikôn
Dative	τῇ Δῐ́κῃ têi Díkēi	τοῖν Δῐ́καιν toîn Díkain	ταῖς Δῐ́καις taîs Díkais
Accusative	τὴν Δῐ́κην tḕn Díkēn	τὼ Δῐ́κᾱ tṑ Díkā	τᾱ̀ς Δῐ́κᾱς tā̀s Díkās
Vocative	Δῐ́κη Díkē	Δῐ́κᾱ Díkā	Δῐ́και Díkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Dike
• Greek: Δίκη (Díki)

References

• Δίκη 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, page 1,014