ἀπόγειον

Ancient Greek

Ellipsis of σημεῖον ἀπόγειον (sēmeîon apógeion).

ᾰ̓πόγειον • (ăpógeion) n (genitive ᾰ̓πογείου); second declension

(astronomy) apogee, greatest distance from the Earth
Antonym: περίγειον (perígeion)

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον; τοῦ ᾰ̓πογείου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον tò ăpógeion	τὼ ᾰ̓πογείω tṑ ăpogeíō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ tằ ăpógeiă
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓πογείου toû ăpogeíou	τοῖν ᾰ̓πογείοιν toîn ăpogeíoin	τῶν ᾰ̓πογείων tôn ăpogeíōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓πογείῳ tōî ăpogeíōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓πογείοιν toîn ăpogeíoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓πογείοις toîs ăpogeíois
Accusative	τὸ ᾰ̓πόγειον tò ăpógeion	τὼ ᾰ̓πογείω tṑ ăpogeíō	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ tằ ăpógeiă
Vocative	ᾰ̓πόγειον ăpógeion	ᾰ̓πογείω ăpogeíō	ᾰ̓πόγειᾰ ăpógeiă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.