ἄβατον

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ἄβᾰτον • (ábăton)

  1. inflection of ἄβατος (ábatos):
    1. neuter nominative/vocative singular
    2. masculine/feminine/neuter accusative singular

Noun

ἄβᾰτον • (ábătonn (genitive ἀβάτου); second declension

  1. (Ancient Greek religion) adytum (innermost sanctuary or shrine in an ancient temple)
  2. name of some vegetable suitable for pickling

Declension

Quotations

  • 380 BCE – 315 BCE, Theopompus Historicus, Collected Works 313:
    ὃ πεποίηκε Θεόπομπος φήσας τοὺς εἰς τὸ τοῦ Διὸς ἄβατον ἐμβάντας κατ’ Ἀρκαδίαν ἀσκίους γίνεσθαι.
    hò pepoíēke Theópompos phḗsas toùs eis tò toû Diòs ábaton embántas kat’ Arkadían askíous gínesthai.
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  • 129 CE – 216 CE, Galen, Collected Works 6.623:
    τούτου δέ πως τοῦ γένους ἐστὶ καὶ κιβώρια καὶ κολοκασία, καὶ τὸ καλούμενον ἄβατον.
    toútou dé pōs toû génous estì kaì kibṓria kaì kolokasía, kaì tò kaloúmenon ábaton.
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Descendants

  • German: Abaton
  • Russian: абато́н (abatón)
  • English: abaton
  • Indonesian: abaton
  • Italian: abaton
  • Polish: abaton
  • Portuguese: abaton

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