θεωρία
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From θεωρός "spectator," literally "one looking at a show", from *θεᾱ+ϝορός > θε(ε)ωρός (Frisk); derivation from θεός was suggested by Koller Glotta 36, 273ff.
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tʰe.ɔ͜ɔrí.a͜a/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tʰɛoːríaː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /θeoría/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /θeoría/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /θeoɾía/
Noun
θεωρία (genitive θεωρίας) f, first declension; (theōriā)
- sending of state-ambassadors (θεωροί)
- embassy, mission
- sight, spectacle, viewing
- consideration, theory, speculation
Inflection
First declension of θεωρίᾱ, θεωρίᾱς
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ θεωρίᾱ | τὼ θεωρίᾱ | αἱ θεωρίαι |
| Genitive | τῆς θεωρίᾱς | τοῖν θεωρίαιν | τῶν θεωριῶν |
| Dative | τῇ θεωρίᾳ | τοῖν θεωρίαιν | ταῖς θεωρίαις |
| Accusative | τὴν θεωρίᾱν | τὼ θεωρίᾱ | τὰς θεωρίᾱς |
| Vocative | θεωρίᾱ | θεωρίᾱ | θεωρίαι |
Derived terms
- θεωρητός
- θεωρητικός
Descendants
- English: theory
- Greek: θεωρία
- Latin: theoria
- Russian: теория (teórija) f
- Spanish: teoría
- French: théorie
References
- Bauer lexicon
- Liddell & Scott, LSJ
- Strong’s concordance number: G2335
Greek
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Noun
θεωρία (theoría) f
Inflection
declension of θεωρία
| singular (ενικός) | plural (πληθυντικός) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (ονομαστική) | θεωρία | θεωρίες |
| genitive (γενική) | θεωρίας | θεωριών |
| accusative (αιτιατική) | θεωρία | θεωρίες |
| vocative (κλητική) | θεωρία | θεωρίες |
Related terms
- θεωρητικός
- θεωρώ
- θεωρείο
- θωριά