ἐπίθεμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon, atop”) +‎ θέμα (théma, “that which is placed or laid down”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.tʰe.ma/ → /eˈpi.θe.ma/ → /eˈpi.θe.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.tʰe.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.tʰe.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.θe.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.θe.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.θe.ma/

Noun

ἐπίθεμᾰ • (epíthema) n (genitive ἐπιθέμᾰτος); third declension

1. cover, lid, top
2. (architecture) capital (of a column)
3. (medicine) poultice (remedy for external application)
4. addition, higher bid
5. (archery) shaft (of an arrow)

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἐπίθεμᾰ; τοῦ ἐπιθέμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἐπίθεμᾰ tò epíthema	τὼ ἐπιθέμᾰτε tṑ epithémate	τᾰ̀ ἐπιθέμᾰτᾰ tà epithémata
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπιθέμᾰτος toû epithématos	τοῖν ἐπιθεμᾰ́τοιν toîn epithemátoin	τῶν ἐπιθεμᾰ́των tôn epithemátōn
Dative	τῷ ἐπιθέμᾰτῐ tôi epithémati	τοῖν ἐπιθεμᾰ́τοιν toîn epithemátoin	τοῖς ἐπιθέμᾰσῐ / ἐπιθέμᾰσῐν toîs epithémasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἐπίθεμᾰ tò epíthema	τὼ ἐπιθέμᾰτε tṑ epithémate	τᾰ̀ ἐπιθέμᾰτᾰ tà epithémata
Vocative	ἐπίθεμᾰ epíthema	ἐπιθέμᾰτε epithémate	ἐπιθέμᾰτᾰ epithémata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: epithema, epithem
• French: épithème
• Greek: επίθεμα (epíthema)
• Latin: epithema
  • Italian: pittima
• Leonese: bilma
• Old Spanish: bidma, bizma
  • Spanish: bizma