σύμπας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ξῠ́μπᾱς (xŭ́mpās) — Old Attic, Epic

Etymology

From σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) +‎ πᾶς (pâs, “all, whole”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sým.paːs/ → /ˈsym.pas/ → /ˈsim.bas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sým.paːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsym.pas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsym.pas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsym.pas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsim.bas/

Adjective

σῠ́μπᾱς • (sŭ́mpās) m (feminine σῠ́μπᾱσᾰ, neuter σῠ́μπᾰν); first/third declension

1. all together, all at once
2. (with singular mass nouns) the whole

Declension

First and third declension of σῠ́μπᾱς; σῠ́μπᾱσᾰ; σῠ́μπᾰν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		σῠ́μπᾱς sŭ́mpās	σῠ́μπᾱσᾰ sŭ́mpāsă	σῠ́μπᾰν sŭ́mpăn		σῠ́μπᾰντε sŭ́mpănte	σῠμπᾱ́σᾱ sŭmpā́sā	σῠ́μπᾰντε sŭ́mpănte		σῠ́μπᾰντες sŭ́mpăntes	σῠ́μπᾱσαι sŭ́mpāsai	σῠ́μπᾰντᾰ sŭ́mpăntă
Genitive		σῠ́μπᾰντος sŭ́mpăntos	σῠμπᾱ́σης sŭmpā́sēs	σῠ́μπᾰντος sŭ́mpăntos		σῠμπᾰ́ντοιν sŭmpắntoin	σῠμπᾱ́σαιν sŭmpā́sain	σῠμπᾰ́ντοιν sŭmpắntoin		σῠμπᾰ́ντων sŭmpắntōn	σῠμπᾱσῶν sŭmpāsôn	σῠμπᾰ́ντων sŭmpắntōn
Dative		σῠ́μπᾰντῐ sŭ́mpăntĭ	σῠμπᾱ́σῃ sŭmpā́sēi	σῠ́μπᾰντῐ sŭ́mpăntĭ		σῠμπᾰ́ντοιν sŭmpắntoin	σῠμπᾱ́σαιν sŭmpā́sain	σῠμπᾰ́ντοιν sŭmpắntoin		σῠ́μπᾱσῐ / σῠ́μπᾱσῐν sŭ́mpāsĭ(n)	σῠμπᾱ́σαις sŭmpā́sais	σῠ́μπᾱσῐ / σῠ́μπᾱσῐν sŭ́mpāsĭ(n)
Accusative		σῠ́μπᾰντᾰ sŭ́mpăntă	σῠ́μπᾱσᾰν sŭ́mpāsăn	σῠ́μπᾰν sŭ́mpăn		σῠ́μπᾰντε sŭ́mpănte	σῠμπᾱ́σᾱ sŭmpā́sā	σῠ́μπᾰντε sŭ́mpănte		σῠ́μπᾰντᾰς sŭ́mpăntăs	σῠμπᾱ́σᾱς sŭmpā́sās	σῠ́μπᾰντᾰ sŭ́mpăntă
Vocative		σῠ́μπᾱς sŭ́mpās	σῠ́μπᾱσᾰ sŭ́mpāsă	σῠ́μπᾰν sŭ́mpăn		σῠ́μπᾰντε sŭ́mpănte	σῠμπᾱ́σᾱ sŭmpā́sā	σῠ́μπᾰντε sŭ́mpănte		σῠ́μπᾰντες sŭ́mpăntes	σῠ́μπᾱσαι sŭ́mpāsai	σῠ́μπᾰντᾰ sŭ́mpăntă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		σῠμπᾰ́ντως sŭmpắntōs				—				—
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “σύμπας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “σύμπας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “σύμπας”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• “σύμπας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• σύμπας in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963