ἄλθεξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from the theorized form *ἀλθέσσω (*althéssō) suffixed with -ις (-is). Ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *h₂el-dʰ-, itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄλθεξις • (álthexis) f (genitive ἄλθεξεως); third declension

  1. (medicine) healing, cure, remedy
    • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, Fractures 10:
      Τὰ δὲ κοινωνέοντα τοῖσι τῆς κνήμης ὀστέοισι μείζω τε τῶν ἑτέρων ἐστί, καὶ κινηθέντων τούτων πολυχρονιωτέρη ἡ ἄλθεξις
      Tà dè koinōnéonta toîsi tês knḗmēs ostéoisi meízō te tôn hetérōn estí, kaì kinēthéntōn toútōn polukhroniōtérē hē álthexis
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Declension

Third declension of ἡ ἄλθεξῐς; τῆς ἀλθέξεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἄλθεξῐς
hē álthexĭs 		τὼ ἀλθέξει
tṑ althéxei 		αἱ ἀλθέξεις
hai althéxeis
Genitive τῆς ἀλθέξεως
tês althéxeōs 		τοῖν ἀλθεξέοιν
toîn althexéoin 		τῶν ἀλθέξεων
tôn althéxeōn
Dative τῇ ἀλθέξει
tēî althéxei 		τοῖν ἀλθεξέοιν
toîn althexéoin 		ταῖς ἀλθέξεσῐ / ἀλθέξεσῐν
taîs althéxesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἄλθεξῐν
tḕn álthexĭn 		τὼ ἀλθέξει
tṑ althéxei 		τᾱ̀ς ἀλθέξεις
tā̀s althéxeis
Vocative ἄλθεξῐ
álthexĭ 		ἀλθέξει
althéxei 		ἀλθέξεις
althéxeis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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