απόφαση

From Byzantine Greek ἀπόφαση (apóphasē, “decree, ruling”) from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόφᾰσῐς (ăpóphăsĭs, “decision, sentence, verdict”), ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) +‎ φᾰ́σῐς (phắsĭs, “appearance; denunciation; accusation”), from ἀποφαίνω (apophaínō, “make known, declare; produce, render; denounce”), root verb φαίνω (phaínō, “bring to light; appear; denounce”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Only partially cognate to Latin apophasis, English apophasis, from the identical form ᾰ̓πόφᾰσῐς (ăpóphăsĭs, “denial, negation”), root *bʰeh₂- (“to say”) via root verb φημί (phēmí, “to speak”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈpo.fa.si/
• Hyphenation: α‧πό‧φα‧ση

απόφαση • (apófasi) f (plural αποφάσεις)

1. decision, ruling, verdict, judgement, resolution

   Synonyms: διάταγμα (diátagma), κρίση (krísi)

Older or formal genitive singular: αποφάσεως (apofáseos)

• see: αποφασίζω (apofasízo, “to decide”)

• → Aromanian: apofasi, apofase

• απόφαση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language