ἀποστροφή

See also: αποστροφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀποστρέφω (apostréphō) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.pos.tro.pʰɛ̌ː/ → /a.pos.troˈɸi/ → /a.pos.troˈfi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pos.tro.pʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈpʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈɸi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈfi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.pos.troˈfi/

Noun

ᾰ̓ποστροφή • (ăpostrophḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓ποστροφῆς); first declension

1. escape, refuge, excuse

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ποστροφή; τῆς ᾰ̓ποστροφῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓ποστροφή hē ăpostrophḗ	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ tṑ ăpostrophā́	αἱ ᾰ̓ποστροφαί hai ăpostrophaí
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ποστροφῆς tês ăpostrophês	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστροφαῖν toîn ăpostrophaîn	τῶν ᾰ̓ποστροφῶν tôn ăpostrophôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ποστροφῇ têi ăpostrophêi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποστροφαῖν toîn ăpostrophaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓ποστροφαῖς taîs ăpostrophaîs
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓ποστροφήν tḕn ăpostrophḗn	τὼ ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ tṑ ăpostrophā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ς tā̀s ăpostrophā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓ποστροφή ăpostrophḗ	ᾰ̓ποστροφᾱ́ ăpostrophā́	ᾰ̓ποστροφαί ăpostrophaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → French: apostrophe
• Greek: αποστροφή (apostrofí)

Further reading

• “ἀποστροφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀποστροφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀποστροφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀποστροφή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alternative idem, page 26.
  • asylum idem, page 48.
  • avenue idem, page 55.
  • escape idem, page 282.
  • excuse idem, page 290.
  • harbour idem, page 385.
  • loop-hole idem, page 499.
  • refuge idem, page 685.
  • resource idem, page 703.
  • sanctuary idem, page 733.
  • shelter idem, page 764.