αἴσθησις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αἰσθάνομαι (aisthanomai, “I perceive”)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /a͜ɪ́stʰɛ͜ɛsis/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɛ́ːstʰeːsis/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ésθisis/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /éstisis/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /éstisis/

Noun

αἴσθησις (genitive αἰσθήσεως) f, third declension; (aisthēsis)

1. Perception from the senses, feeling, hearing, seeing
2. Perception by the intellect as well as the senses
3. That which is perceived: scent
4. Ability to perceive: discernment
5. Cognition or discernment of moral discernment in ethical matters

Inflection

Third declension of αἴσθησῐς, αἰσθήσεως

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	αἴσθησῐς	αἰσθήσει	αἰσθήσεις
Genitive	αἰσθήσεως	αἰσθησέοιν	αἰσθήσεων
Dative	αἰσθήσει	αἰσθησέοιν	αἰσθήσεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	αἴσθησῐν	αἰσθήσει	αἰσθήσεις
Vocative	αἴσθησῐ	αἰσθήσει	αἰσθήσεις

Third declension of αἴσθησῐς, αἰσθήσιος (Ionic, Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	αἴσθησῐς	αἰσθήσιε	αἰσθήσιες
Genitive	αἰσθήσιος	αἰσθησίοιν	αἰσθησίων
Dative	αἰσθήσῑ, αἰσθήσει	αἰσθησίοιν	αἰσθήσῐσῐ(ν), αἰσθησίεσῐ(ν), αἰσθήσεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	αἴσθησῐν	αἰσθήσιε	αἰσθήσῑς, αἰσθήσιᾰς
Vocative	αἴσθησῐ	αἰσθήσιε	αἰσθήσιες

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G144