ζεῦξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ζεύγνῡμῐ (zeúgnūmĭ, “I join”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, “abstract noun suffix”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /zdêu̯k.sis/ → /ˈzeɸk.sis/ → /ˈzefk.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zdêu̯k.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈzewk.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈzeɸk.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈzefk.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈzefk.sis/

Noun

ζεῦξῐς • (zeûxĭs) f (genitive ζεύξεως); third declension

1. the act or manner of yoking oxen
2. bridging two points separated by water

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ζεῦξῐς; τῆς ζεύξεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ζεῦξῐς hē zeûxĭs	τὼ ζεύξει tṑ zeúxei	αἱ ζεύξεις hai zeúxeis
Genitive	τῆς ζεύξεως tês zeúxeōs	τοῖν ζευξέοιν toîn zeuxéoin	τῶν ζεύξεων tôn zeúxeōn
Dative	τῇ ζεύξει têi zeúxei	τοῖν ζευξέοιν toîn zeuxéoin	ταῖς ζεύξεσῐ / ζεύξεσῐν taîs zeúxesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ζεῦξῐν tḕn zeûxĭn	τὼ ζεύξει tṑ zeúxei	τᾱ̀ς ζεύξεις tā̀s zeúxeis
Vocative	ζεῦξῐ zeûxĭ	ζεύξει zeúxei	ζεύξεις zeúxeis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ ζεῦξῐς; τῆς ζεύξῐος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ζεῦξῐς hē zeûxĭs	τὼ ζεύξῐε tṑ zeúxĭe	αἱ ζεύξῐες hai zeúxĭes
Genitive	τῆς ζεύξῐος tês zeúxĭos	τοῖν ζευξῐ́οιν toîn zeuxĭ́oin	τῶν ζευξῐ́ων tôn zeuxĭ́ōn
Dative	τῇ ζεύξῑ têi zeúxī	τοῖν ζευξῐ́οιν toîn zeuxĭ́oin	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ζεύξῐσῐ / ζεύξῐσῐν têisĭ(n) zeúxĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ζεῦξῐν tḕn zeûxĭn	τὼ ζεύξῐε tṑ zeúxĭe	τᾱ̀ς ζεύξῑς / ζεύξῐᾰς tā̀s zeúxīs / zeúxĭăs
Vocative	ζεῦξῐ zeûxĭ	ζεύξῐε zeúxĭe	ζεύξῐες zeúxĭes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Ζεῦξις (Zeûxis)

Further reading

• “ζεῦξις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ζεῦξις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ζεῦξις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette