ἔκφρασις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐκφρᾰ́ζω (ekphrắzō) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἔκφρᾰσῐς • (ékphrăsĭs) f (genitive ἐκφρᾰ́σεως); third declension

  1. description; ekphrasis

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἔκφρᾰσῐς; τῆς ἐκφρᾰ́σεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἔκφρᾰσῐς
hē ékphrăsĭs 		τὼ ἐκφρᾰ́σει
tṑ ekphrắsei 		αἱ ἐκφρᾰ́σεις
hai ekphrắseis
Genitive τῆς ἐκφρᾰ́σεως
tês ekphrắseōs 		τοῖν ἐκφρᾰσέοιν
toîn ekphrăséoin 		τῶν ἐκφρᾰ́σεων
tôn ekphrắseōn
Dative τῇ ἐκφρᾰ́σει
tēî ekphrắsei 		τοῖν ἐκφρᾰσέοιν
toîn ekphrăséoin 		ταῖς ἐκφρᾰ́σεσῐ / ἐκφρᾰ́σεσῐν
taîs ekphrắsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἔκφρᾰσῐν
tḕn ékphrăsĭn 		τὼ ἐκφρᾰ́σει
tṑ ekphrắsei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐκφρᾰ́σεις
tā̀s ekphrắseis
Vocative ἔκφρᾰσῐ
ékphrăsĭ 		ἐκφρᾰ́σει
ekphrắsei 		ἐκφρᾰ́σεις
ekphrắseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • ἐκφρᾰστῐκός (ekphrăstĭkós)

Descendants

  • → English: ekphrasis

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