απόφαση

See also: ἀπόφασει, ἀπόφαση, and ἀπόφασι

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἀπόφαση (apóphasē, “decree, ruling”) from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πόφᾰσῐς (apóphasis, “decision, sentence, verdict”), ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) +‎ φᾰ́σῐς (phásis, “appearance; denunciation; accusation”), from ἀποφαίνω (apophaínō, “make known, declare; produce, render; denounce”), root verb φαίνω (phaínō, “bring to light; appear; denounce”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”). Only partially cognate to Latin apophasis, English apophasis, from the identical form ᾰ̓πόφᾰσῐς (apóphasis, “denial, negation”), root *bʰeh₂- (“to say”) via root verb φημί (phēmí, “to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpo.fa.si/
• Hyphenation: α‧πό‧φα‧ση

Noun

απόφαση • (apófasi) f (plural αποφάσεις)

1. decision, ruling, verdict, judgement, resolution

   Synonyms: διάταγμα (diátagma), κρίση (krísi)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	απόφαση (apófasi)	αποφάσεις (apofáseis)
genitive	απόφασης (apófasis)	αποφάσεων (apofáseon)
accusative	απόφαση (apófasi)	αποφάσεις (apofáseis)
vocative	απόφαση (apófasi)	αποφάσεις (apofáseis)

Older or formal genitive singular: αποφάσεως (apofáseos)

Related terms

• see: αποφασίζω (apofasízo, “to decide”)

Descendants

• → Aromanian: apofasi, apofase

Further reading

• απόφαση, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language