λῆψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take, grasp, seize”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λῆψῐς • (lêpsĭs) f (genitive λήψεως); third declension

  1. taking hold, seizing, catching
  2. accepting, receiving
  3. attack of fever or sickness, seizure
  4. (logic) assumption
  5. (in a poem) choice of matter
  6. (in music) choice of pitch

Declension

Third declension of ἡ λῆψῐς; τῆς λήψεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λῆψῐς
hē lêpsĭs 		τὼ λήψει
tṑ lḗpsei 		αἱ λήψεις
hai lḗpseis
Genitive τῆς λήψεως
tês lḗpseōs 		τοῖν ληψέοιν
toîn lēpséoin 		τῶν λήψεων
tôn lḗpseōn
Dative τῇ λήψει
tēî lḗpsei 		τοῖν ληψέοιν
toîn lēpséoin 		ταῖς λήψεσῐ / λήψεσῐν
taîs lḗpsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν λῆψῐν
tḕn lêpsĭn 		τὼ λήψει
tṑ lḗpsei 		τᾱ̀ς λήψεις
tā̀s lḗpseis
Vocative λῆψῐ
lêpsĭ 		λήψει
lḗpsei 		λήψεις
lḗpseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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