πρόβλημα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From προβάλλω (proballō, “I throw before”) (from πρό (pro, “before”) + βάλλω (ballō, “cast, throw”)) + -μα
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /próblɛ͜ɛma/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /próbleːma/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /próβlima/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /próvlima/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pɾóvlima/
Noun
πρόβλημα (genitive προβλήματος) n, third declension; (problēma)
- anything thrown forward or projecting
- anything put before one as a defense, bulwark, barrier, screen, shield, wall
- (with genitive) a defense against a thing
- 467 BC, Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 676
- (with genitive) a defense against a thing
- anything put forward as an excuse or screen
- 4th century BC, Demosthenes, 1122.21
- that which is proposed as a task, business
- (geometry) problem
- circa 380 BC, Plato, The Republic, 530.
- (Logic of Aristotle) a question as to whether a statement is so or not
- 4th century BC, Aristotle, Topics, 1.4,3
- a problem, difficulty
- Polybius, 28.11,9
- (geometry) problem
Inflection
Third declension of πρόβλημα, προβλήματος
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πρόβλημα | προβλήματε | προβλήματᾰ |
| Genitive | προβλήματος | προβλημάτοιν | προβλημάτων |
| Dative | προβλήματῐ | προβλημάτοιν | προβλήμασῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | πρόβλημα | προβλήματε | προβλήματᾰ |
| Vocative | πρόβλημα | προβλήματε | προβλήματᾰ |
References
- LSJ 8th edition
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈprɔvlima/
- Hyphenation: πρό‧βλη‧μα
Noun
πρόβλημα (próvlima) n, plural προβλήματα
Inflection
declension of πρόβλημα
| singular (ενικός) | plural (πληθυντικός) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (ονομαστική) | πρόβλημα | προβλήματα |
| genitive (γενική) | προβλήματος | προβλημάτων |
| accusative (αιτιατική) | πρόβλημα | προβλήματα |
| vocative (κλητική) | πρόβλημα | προβλήματα |