γραφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γράφω (gráphō) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡra.pʰɛ̌ː/ → /ɣraˈɸi/ → /ɣraˈfi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡra.pʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡraˈpʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈɸi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈfi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣraˈfi/

Noun

γρᾰφή • (grăphḗ) f (genitive γρᾰφῆς); first declension

1. drawing
2. painting
3. writing, a writing
4. description

Declension

First declension of ἡ γρᾰφή; τῆς γρᾰφῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γρᾰφή hē grăphḗ	τὼ γρᾰφᾱ́ tṑ grăphā́	αἱ γρᾰφαί hai grăphaí
Genitive	τῆς γρᾰφῆς tês grăphês	τοῖν γρᾰφαῖν toîn grăphaîn	τῶν γρᾰφῶν tôn grăphôn
Dative	τῇ γρᾰφῇ têi grăphêi	τοῖν γρᾰφαῖν toîn grăphaîn	ταῖς γρᾰφαῖς taîs grăphaîs
Accusative	τὴν γρᾰφήν tḕn grăphḗn	τὼ γρᾰφᾱ́ tṑ grăphā́	τᾱ̀ς γρᾰφᾱ́ς tā̀s grăphā́s
Vocative	γρᾰφή grăphḗ	γρᾰφᾱ́ grăphā́	γρᾰφαί grăphaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Coptic: ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ (graphē)
• Greek: γραφή (grafí)

Further reading

• “γραφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “γραφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• γραφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γραφή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• G1124 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • criminal idem, page 184.
  • design idem, page 215.
  • drawing idem, page 251.
  • epistle idem, page 279.
  • epitaph idem, page 279.
  • handwriting idem, page 383.
  • indictment idem, page 433.
  • inscription idem, page 444.
  • letter idem, page 486.
  • note idem, page 562.
  • page idem, page 588.
  • painting idem, page 589.
  • picture idem, page 611.
  • prosecution idem, page 653.
  • representation idem, page 697.
  • scene idem, page 738.
  • sketch idem, page 780.
  • trial idem, page 893.
  • view idem, page 951.
  • writing idem, page 994.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ).

Noun

γραφή • (grafí) f (plural γραφές)

1. writing, script (written characters that express some meaning)
2. handwriting, hand (style of writing)
3. the Bible

Declension

Declension of γραφή

	singular	plural
nominative	γραφή (grafí)	γραφές (grafés)
genitive	γραφής (grafís)	γραφών (grafón)
accusative	γραφή (grafí)	γραφές (grafés)
vocative	γραφή (grafí)	γραφές (grafés)

Synonyms

• (writing, handwriting): γράψιμο n (grápsimo)
• (writing, handwriting): γρ. (gr.) (abbreviation)

Related terms

• γραφείο n (grafeío, “office, desk”)
• γραφίδα f (grafída, “pen, writer”)
• γραφική ύλη f (grafikí ýli, “stationery, writing materials”)
• γραφικός (grafikós, “written”)
• γραφίς f (grafís, “pen”)
• γραφο- (grafo-, “writing, written”)
• γραφομηχανή f (grafomichaní, “typewriter”)

Further reading

• γραφή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el