ἐπίβλημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) +‎ βλῆμα (blêma, “coverlet”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ • (epĭ́blēmă) n (genitive ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which is thrown over, covering
  2. coverlet, bedspread
  3. tapestry, hangings
  4. that which is put on, piece of embroidery, mantle, shawl
  5. patch to repair a garment

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ; τοῦ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ
tò epĭ́blēmă 		τὼ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε
tṑ epĭblḗmăte 		τᾰ̀ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ
tằ epĭblḗmătă
Genitive τοῦ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος
toû epĭblḗmătos 		τοῖν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́τοιν
toîn epĭblēmắtoin 		τῶν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́των
tôn epĭblēmắtōn
Dative τῷ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτῐ
tōî epĭblḗmătĭ 		τοῖν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́τοιν
toîn epĭblēmắtoin 		τοῖς ἐπῐβλήμᾰσῐ / ἐπῐβλήμᾰσῐν
toîs epĭblḗmăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ
tò epĭ́blēmă 		τὼ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε
tṑ epĭblḗmăte 		τᾰ̀ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ
tằ epĭblḗmătă
Vocative ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ
epĭ́blēmă 		ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε
epĭblḗmăte 		ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ
epĭblḗmătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἐπιβληματικός (epiblēmatikós)

Further reading

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