τίσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷítis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéytis, from *kʷey- (to pay, avenge) (whence τίνω (tínō) and τίω (tíō)). By surface analysis, τίω (tíō) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τῐ́σῐς • (tĭ́sĭsf (genitive τῐ́σεως); third declension

  1. payment
  2. penalty, punishment, atonement, retribution, reward
  3. vengeance

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