ἄποινα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.poi̯.na/ → /ˈa.py.na/ → /ˈa.pi.na/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.poi̯.na/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.py.na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.py.na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.py.na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.na/

Noun

ἄποινᾰ • (ápoina) n pl (genitive ἀποίνων); second declension (plural only)

1. ransom

   Synonym: λύτρα (lútra)

2. compensation (recompense or reward for some loss or service)

Declension

Second declension of τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ποινᾰ; τῶν ᾰ̓ποίνων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ποινᾰ tà ápoina
Genitive	τῶν ᾰ̓ποίνων tôn apoínōn
Dative	τοῖς ᾰ̓ποίνοις toîs apoínois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́ποινᾰ tà ápoina
Vocative	ᾰ̓́ποινᾰ ápoina
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἄποινα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἄποινα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • amends idem, page 27.
  • atonement idem, page 49.
  • avenge idem, page 54.
  • compensation idem, page 151.
  • expiation idem, page 294.
  • penalty idem, page 602.
  • punishment idem, page 658.
  • redress idem, page 684.
  • reparation idem, page 695.
  • reprisal idem, page 698.
  • requital idem, page 700.
  • retaliation idem, page 706.
  • retribution idem, page 708.
  • revenge idem, page 709.
  • reward idem, page 711.
  • vengeance idem, page 947.