σχῆμα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἔχω (ekhō, “I have”) + -μα
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /skʰɛ́͜ɛma/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /skʰéːma/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /sxíma/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /scíma/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /scíma/
Noun
σχῆμα (genitive σχήματος) n, third declension; (skhēma)
- form, shape
- appearance, show, pretense
- bearing, look, air, mien
- stateliness, dignity, pomp
- fashion, manner, way
- character, persona
- state, nature, constitution
- species, kind
- (plural) steps
- dance
- sketch, outline, plan, scheme
- diagram
Inflection
Third declension of σχῆμα, σχήματος
Synonyms
Descendants
- Russian: схе́ма (sxéma) f
References
- σχῆμα in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G4976