ἐπίληψις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἐπιλαμβάνω (epilambánō, “I seize”) +‎ -σις (-sis), from ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπίληψῐς • (epílēpsĭs) f (genitive ἐπῐλήψεως); third declension

  1. taking hold of, clasping, claiming, seizure
  2. epileptic fit, epilepsy, seizure

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐπῐ́ληψῐς; τῆς ἐπῐλήψεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπῐ́ληψῐς
hē epĭ́lēpsĭs 		τὼ ἐπῐλήψει
tṑ epĭlḗpsei 		αἱ ἐπῐλήψεις
hai epĭlḗpseis
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐλήψεως
tês epĭlḗpseōs 		τοῖν ἐπῐληψέοιν
toîn epĭlēpséoin 		τῶν ἐπῐλήψεων
tôn epĭlḗpseōn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐλήψει
tēî epĭlḗpsei 		τοῖν ἐπῐληψέοιν
toîn epĭlēpséoin 		ταῖς ἐπῐλήψεσῐ / ἐπῐλήψεσῐν
taîs epĭlḗpsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐ́ληψῐν
tḕn epĭ́lēpsĭn 		τὼ ἐπῐλήψει
tṑ epĭlḗpsei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐλήψεις
tā̀s epĭlḗpseis
Vocative ἐπῐ́ληψῐ
epĭ́lēpsĭ 		ἐπῐλήψει
epĭlḗpsei 		ἐπῐλήψεις
epĭlḗpseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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