γίγνεσθαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡí.ɡnes.tʰai̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡi.ɡnes.tʰɛ/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝi.ɣnes.θɛ/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝi.ɣnes.θe/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝi.ɣnes.θe/

Verb

γίγνεσθαι • (gígnesthai)

present mediopassive infinitive of γίγνομαι (gígnomai)

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek γίγνεσθαι (gígnesthai) infinitive, used by Katharevousa also in use in Modern Greek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʝiɣnesθe/
Hyphenation: γί‧γνε‧σθαι

Verb

γίγνεσθαι • (gígnesthai)

(Katharevousa, philosophy, learned) the progress of transformation

Related terms

Learned stereotype expressions of Katharevousa

εν τω γίγνεσθαι (en to gígnesthai, “in progress”) & in polytonic: ἐν τῷ γίγνεσθαι
το είναι και το γίγνεσθαι (to eínai kai to gígnesthai) & in polytonic: τὸ εἶναι καὶ τὸ γίγνεσθαι