ῥῆσις

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From stem ῥη- of εἴρω (eírō, to say) +‎ -σις (-sis, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῥῆσῐς (rhêsisf (genitive ῥήσεως); third declension

  1. speech
  2. tale
  3. declaration
  4. report
  5. passage (in a text)
  6. manner of speech

Inflection

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