ἐξομολόγησις

See also: εξομολόγηση

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐξομολογέω (exomologéō, “confess”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ek.so.mo.ló.ɡɛː.sis/ → /ek.so.moˈlo.ʝi.sis/ → /ek.so.moˈlo.ʝi.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.so.mo.ló.ɡɛː.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ek.so.moˈlo.ɡe̝.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ek.so.moˈlo.ʝi.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ek.so.moˈlo.ʝi.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ek.so.moˈlo.ʝi.sis/

Noun

ἐξομολόγησῐς • (exomológēsĭs) f (genitive ἐξομολογήσεως); third declension

1. confession
2. (biblical, Koine) praise
   • Septuagint, Psalm 103

     Ευλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ἐμεγαλύνθης σφόδρα, ἐξομολόγησιν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσω

     Eulógei, hē psukhḗ mou, tòn Kúrion. Kúrie ho Theós mou, emegalúnthēs sphódra, exomológēsin kaì megaloprépeian enedúsō

     Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐξομολόγησῐς; τῆς ἐξομολογήσεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἐξομολόγησῐς hē exomológēsĭs	τὼ ἐξομολογήσει tṑ exomologḗsei	αἱ ἐξομολογήσεις hai exomologḗseis
Genitive	τῆς ἐξομολογήσεως tês exomologḗseōs	τοῖν ἐξομολογησέοιν toîn exomologēséoin	τῶν ἐξομολογήσεων tôn exomologḗseōn
Dative	τῇ ἐξομολογήσει têi exomologḗsei	τοῖν ἐξομολογησέοιν toîn exomologēséoin	ταῖς ἐξομολογήσεσῐ / ἐξομολογήσεσῐν taîs exomologḗsesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἐξομολόγησῐν tḕn exomológēsĭn	τὼ ἐξομολογήσει tṑ exomologḗsei	τᾱ̀ς ἐξομολογήσεις tā̀s exomologḗseis
Vocative	ἐξομολόγησῐ exomológēsĭ	ἐξομολογήσει exomologḗsei	ἐξομολογήσεις exomologḗseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Latin: exomologesis

References

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