ἀπουσία

See also: απουσία and ἀπουσίᾳ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπο- (apo-) +‎ οὐσίᾱ (ousíā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀπουσίᾱ • (apousíā) f (genitive ἀπουσίᾱς); first declension

  1. absence

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓πουσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ᾰ̓πουσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓πουσῐ́ᾱ
hē ăpousĭ́ā
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓πουσῐ́ᾱς
tês ăpousĭ́ās
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓πουσῐ́ᾳ
tēî ăpousĭ́āi
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓πουσῐ́ᾱν
tḕn ăpousĭ́ān
Vocative ᾰ̓πουσῐ́ᾱ
ăpousĭ́ā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Quotations

  • New Testament, Epistle to the Philippians 2:12:
    Ὥστε, ἀγαπητοί μου, καθὼς πάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε, μὴ ὡς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ μου μόνον, ἀλλὰ νῦν πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ μου, μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε·
    Hṓste, agapētoí mou, kathṑs pántote hupēkoúsate, mḕ hōs en tēî parousíāi mou mónon, allà nûn pollōî mâllon en tēî apousíāi mou, metà phóbou kaì trómou tḕn heautôn sōtērían katergázesthe;
    • Translation by KJV
      Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

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