ἐπιστροφή

See also: επιστροφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐστρέφω (epĭstréphō) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐστροφή • (epĭstrophḗ) f (genitive ἐπῐστροφῆς); first declension

  1. return, comeback
  2. attention, concentration, heed
  3. (philosophy) return to the source of Being
    • AD 254–270, Plotinus, Enneades 1.2.4
    • AD 254–270, Plotinus, Enneades 5.3.6, (compare Proclus, Elements of Theology 31):
      ἡ ἐπιστροφὴ πρὸς αὑτόν
      hē epistrophḕ pròs hautón
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ἐπιστροφή.

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἐπῐστροφή; τῆς ἐπῐστροφῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπῐστροφή
hē epĭstrophḗ 		τὼ ἐπῐστροφᾱ́
tṑ epĭstrophā́ 		αἱ ἐπῐστροφαί
hai epĭstrophaí
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐστροφῆς
tês epĭstrophês 		τοῖν ἐπῐστροφαῖν
toîn epĭstrophaîn 		τῶν ἐπῐστροφῶν
tôn epĭstrophôn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐστροφῇ
tēî epĭstrophēî 		τοῖν ἐπῐστροφαῖν
toîn epĭstrophaîn 		ταῖς ἐπῐστροφαῖς
taîs epĭstrophaîs
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐστροφήν
tḕn epĭstrophḗn 		τὼ ἐπῐστροφᾱ́
tṑ epĭstrophā́ 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐστροφᾱ́ς
tā̀s epĭstrophā́s
Vocative ἐπῐστροφή
epĭstrophḗ 		ἐπῐστροφᾱ́
epĭstrophā́ 		ἐπῐστροφαί
epĭstrophaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: επιστροφή (epistrofí)

Further reading

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