πηγή
See also: πυγή
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unknown; possibly Pre-Greek. Perhaps related to πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi), then derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pɛː.ɡɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pe̝ˈɡe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /piˈʝi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /piˈʝi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /piˈʝi/
Noun
πηγή • (pēgḗ) f (genitive πηγῆς); first declension
Usage notes
Often in plural.
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ πηγή hē pēgḗ |
τὼ πηγᾱ́ tṑ pēgā́ |
αἱ πηγαί hai pēgaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς πηγῆς tês pēgês |
τοῖν πηγαῖν toîn pēgaîn |
τῶν πηγῶν tôn pēgôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ πηγῇ tēî pēgēî |
τοῖν πηγαῖν toîn pēgaîn |
ταῖς πηγαῖς taîs pēgaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν πηγήν tḕn pēgḗn |
τὼ πηγᾱ́ tṑ pēgā́ |
τᾱ̀ς πηγᾱ́ς tā̀s pēgā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πηγή pēgḗ |
πηγᾱ́ pēgā́ |
πηγαί pēgaí | ||||||||||
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Synonyms
- νόα (nóa) (Laconian)
Derived terms
- πηγαῖος (pēgaîos, “of or from a well”)
Descendants
- Greek: πηγή (pigí)
Further reading
- “πηγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “πηγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “πηγή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- πηγή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- πηγή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G4077 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- beginning idem, page 71.
- brook idem, page 101.
- cause idem, page 118.
- commencement idem, page 147.
- element idem, page 265.
- flood idem, page 329.
- fountain idem, page 341.
- origin idem, page 579.
- root idem, page 721.
- seed idem, page 749.
- shower idem, page 770.
- source idem, page 797.
- spring idem, page 805.
- starting point idem, page 812.
- stream idem, page 824.
- tear idem, page 859.
- vein idem, page 946.
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πηγή (pēgḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈʝi/
- Hyphenation: πη‧γή
- Homophone: πυγή (pygí, “buttocks”)
Noun
πηγή • (pigí) f (plural πηγές)
- source, origin (person, place, thing)
- πλουτοπαραγωγικές πηγές ― ploutoparagogikés pigés ― sources of wealth
- water source, spring
- Tο ποτάμι έχει τις πηγές του στο βουνό.
- To potámi échei tis pigés tou sto vounó.
- The river has its source in the mountains.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πηγή (pigí) | πηγές (pigés) |
| genitive | πηγής (pigís) | πηγών (pigón) |
| accusative | πηγή (pigí) | πηγές (pigés) |
| vocative | πηγή (pigí) | πηγές (pigés) |
Synonyms
- (water source): ανάβρα f (anávra)
- (water source): βρυσομάνα f (vrysomána)
- (water source): κεφαλάρι n (kefalári)
- (water source): κεφαλόβρυσο n (kefalóvryso)
- (water source): νερομάνα f (neromána)
Derived terms
- θερμές πηγές pl f (thermés pigés, “hot springs”)
- ιαματικές πηγές pl f (iamatikés pigés, “thermal springs”)
Related terms
Further reading
- πηγή, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language