πρόσταξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προστάσσω (prostássō, “to place or post at a place”) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρόστᾰξῐς • (próstăxĭs) f (genitive προστᾰ́ξεως); third declension

  1. posting of additional troops on the wings of a phalanx
  2. ordinance, command
    Synonym: πρόσταγμα (próstagma)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ πρόστᾰξῐς; τῆς προστᾰ́ξεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πρόστᾰξῐς
hē próstăxĭs 		τὼ προστᾰ́ξει
tṑ prostắxei 		αἱ προστᾰ́ξεις
hai prostắxeis
Genitive τῆς προστᾰ́ξεως
tês prostắxeōs 		τοῖν προστᾰξέοιν
toîn prostăxéoin 		τῶν προστᾰ́ξεων
tôn prostắxeōn
Dative τῇ προστᾰ́ξει
tēî prostắxei 		τοῖν προστᾰξέοιν
toîn prostăxéoin 		ταῖς προστᾰ́ξεσῐ / προστᾰ́ξεσῐν
taîs prostắxesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν πρόστᾰξῐν
tḕn próstăxĭn 		τὼ προστᾰ́ξει
tṑ prostắxei 		τᾱ̀ς προστᾰ́ξεις
tā̀s prostắxeis
Vocative πρόστᾰξῐ
próstăxĭ 		προστᾰ́ξει
prostắxei 		προστᾰ́ξεις
prostắxeis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → English: prostaxis

Further reading

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