πρόσταγμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προστάσσω (prostássō, “to place or post at a place”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prós.taŋ.ma/ → /ˈpros.taɣ.ma/ → /ˈpros.taɣ.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prós.taŋ.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpros.taɡ.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpros.taɣ.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpros.taɣ.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpros.taɣ.ma/

Noun

πρόσταγμα • (próstagma) n (genitive προστάγμᾰτος); third declension

1. an ordinance, command

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πρόστᾰγμᾰ; τοῦ προστᾰ́γμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πρόστᾰγμᾰ tò próstagma	τὼ προστᾰ́γμᾰτε tṑ prostágmate	τᾰ̀ προστᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ tà prostágmata
Genitive	τοῦ προστᾰ́γμᾰτος toû prostágmatos	τοῖν προστᾰγμᾰ́τοιν toîn prostagmátoin	τῶν προστᾰγμᾰ́των tôn prostagmátōn
Dative	τῷ προστᾰ́γμᾰτῐ tôi prostágmati	τοῖν προστᾰγμᾰ́τοιν toîn prostagmátoin	τοῖς προστᾰ́γμᾰσῐ / προστᾰ́γμᾰσῐν toîs prostágmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ πρόστᾰγμᾰ tò próstagma	τὼ προστᾰ́γμᾰτε tṑ prostágmate	τᾰ̀ προστᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ tà prostágmata
Vocative	πρόστᾰγμᾰ próstagma	προστᾰ́γμᾰτε prostágmate	προστᾰ́γμᾰτᾰ prostágmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “πρόσταγμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “πρόσταγμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers