ἀντίταξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́σσω (ăntĭtắssō, “to set opposite to”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tí.tak.sis/ → /anˈti.tak.sis/ → /anˈdi.tak.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tí.tak.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈti.tak.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.tak.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.tak.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdi.tak.sis/

Noun

ᾰ̓ντῐ́τᾰξῐς • (ăntĭ́tăxĭs) f (genitive ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεως); third declension

1. a setting in array against
2. (generally) opposition

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ντῐ́τᾰξῐς; τῆς ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓ντῐ́τᾰξῐς hē ăntĭ́tăxĭs	τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξει tṑ ăntĭtắxei	αἱ ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεις hai ăntĭtắxeis
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεως tês ăntĭtắxeōs	τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰξέοιν toîn ăntĭtăxéoin	τῶν ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεων tôn ăntĭtắxeōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξει têi ăntĭtắxei	τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰξέοιν toîn ăntĭtăxéoin	ταῖς ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεσῐ / ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεσῐν taîs ăntĭtắxesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓ντῐ́τᾰξῐν tḕn ăntĭ́tăxĭn	τὼ ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξει tṑ ăntĭtắxei	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεις tā̀s ăntĭtắxeis
Vocative	ᾰ̓ντῐ́τᾰξῐ ăntĭ́tăxĭ	ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξει ăntĭtắxei	ᾰ̓ντῐτᾰ́ξεις ăntĭtắxeis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἀντίταξις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀντίταξις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀντίταξις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀντίταξις in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)