ἄποινα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.poi̯.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.py.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.py.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.py.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.pi.na/
Noun
ἄποινᾰ • (ápoină) n pl (genitive ἀποίνων); second declension (plural only)
- ransom
- Synonym: λύτρα (lútra)
- compensation (recompense or reward for some loss or service)
Declension
| Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ποινᾰ tằ ắpoină | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῶν ᾰ̓ποίνων tôn ăpoínōn | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τοῖς ᾰ̓ποίνοις toîs ăpoínois | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ποινᾰ tằ ắpoină | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓́ποινᾰ ắpoină | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- ἄποινα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἄποινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- amends idem, page 27.
- atonement idem, page 49.
- avenge idem, page 54.
- compensation idem, page 151.
- expiation idem, page 294.
- penalty idem, page 602.
- punishment idem, page 658.
- redress idem, page 684.
- reparation idem, page 695.
- reprisal idem, page 698.
- requital idem, page 700.
- retaliation idem, page 706.
- retribution idem, page 708.
- revenge idem, page 709.
- reward idem, page 711.
- vengeance idem, page 947.