ἀποχή

See also: αποχή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀπέχω (apékhō, “to stay away”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.po.kʰɛ̌ː/ → /a.poˈçi/ → /a.poˈçi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.po.kʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.poˈkʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈçi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈçi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.poˈçi/

Noun

ᾰ̓ποχή • (apokhḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓ποχῆς); first declension

1. distance
2. abstinence
3. receipt

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ποχή; τῆς ᾰ̓ποχῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓ποχή hē apokhḗ	τὼ ᾰ̓ποχᾱ́ tṑ apokhā́	αἱ ᾰ̓ποχαί hai apokhaí
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ποχῆς tês apokhês	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποχαῖν toîn apokhaîn	τῶν ᾰ̓ποχῶν tôn apokhôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ποχῇ têi apokhêi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποχαῖν toîn apokhaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓ποχαῖς taîs apokhaîs
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓ποχήν tḕn apokhḗn	τὼ ᾰ̓ποχᾱ́ tṑ apokhā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποχᾱ́ς tā̀s apokhā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓ποχή apokhḗ	ᾰ̓ποχᾱ́ apokhā́	ᾰ̓ποχαί apokhaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: αποχή (apochí)

Further reading

• “ἀποχή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀποχή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀποχή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• ἀποχή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette