έπος

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See also: ἔπος

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos) with the sense 'epic' from its plural, ἔπη (épē).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈe.pos/
  • Hyphenation: έ‧πος

Noun

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έπος • (épos) n (plural έπη)

  1. epic (an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero)
    ηρωικό έπος ― iroïkó épos ― heroic epic
  2. epic (a series of events considered appropriate to an epic)

Declension

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Declension of έπος
singular plural
nominative έπος • έπη •
genitive έπους • επών •
accusative έπος • έπη •
vocative έπος • έπη •
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References

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  1. ^ έπος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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