ἐπίθεμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon, atop”) +‎ θέμα (théma, “that which is placed or laid down”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.tʰe.ma/ → /eˈpi.θe.ma/ → /eˈpi.θe.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.tʰe.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.tʰe.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.θe.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.θe.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.θe.ma/

Noun

ἐπίθεμᾰ • (epíthemă) n (genitive ἐπιθέμᾰτος); third declension

1. cover, lid, top
2. (architecture) capital (of a column)
3. (medicine) poultice (remedy for external application)
4. addition, higher bid
5. (archery) shaft (of an arrow)

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἐπίθεμᾰ; τοῦ ἐπιθέμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἐπίθεμᾰ tò epíthemă	τὼ ἐπιθέμᾰτε tṑ epithémăte	τᾰ̀ ἐπιθέμᾰτᾰ tằ epithémătă
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπιθέμᾰτος toû epithémătos	τοῖν ἐπιθεμᾰ́τοιν toîn epithemắtoin	τῶν ἐπιθεμᾰ́των tôn epithemắtōn
Dative	τῷ ἐπιθέμᾰτῐ tôi epithémătĭ	τοῖν ἐπιθεμᾰ́τοιν toîn epithemắtoin	τοῖς ἐπιθέμᾰσῐ / ἐπιθέμᾰσῐν toîs epithémăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἐπίθεμᾰ tò epíthemă	τὼ ἐπιθέμᾰτε tṑ epithémăte	τᾰ̀ ἐπιθέμᾰτᾰ tằ epithémătă
Vocative	ἐπίθεμᾰ epíthemă	ἐπιθέμᾰτε epithémăte	ἐπιθέμᾰτᾰ epithémătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: epithema, epithem
• French: épithème
• Greek: επίθεμα (epíthema)
• Latin: epithema
  • Italian: pittima
• Leonese: bilma
• Old Spanish: bidma, bizma
  • Spanish: bizma