κήρυγμα

Ancient Greek edit

From κηρύσσω (kērússō, “I proclaim”) +‎ -μᾰ (-ma, result noun suffix), from κῆρῠξ (kêrux, “herald”).

κήρῠγμᾰ • (kḗrugma) n (genitive κηρῠ́γμᾰτος); third declension

proclamation, edict, decree, especially if announced by herald
Sophokles Antigone 7–8
- Καὶ νῦν τί τοῦτ᾽ αὖ φασι πανδήμῳ πόλει κήρυγμα θεῖναι τὸν στρατηγὸν ἀρτίως;
  Kaì nûn tí toût᾽ aû phasi pandḗmōi pólei kḗrugma theînai tòn stratēgòn artíōs?
  And now, what new decree is this they tell, our captain has enjoined on all the State?
reward offered in a proclamation
Christian preaching, sermon
- 1 Cor 15:14
  Εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς οὐκ ἐγήγερται, κενὸν ἄρα τὸ κήρυγμα ἡμῶν.
  Ei dè Khristòs ouk egḗgertai, kenòn ára tò kḗrugma hēmôn.
  And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain.

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ κήρῠγμᾰ tò kḗrugma	τὼ κηρῠ́γμᾰτε tṑ kērúgmate	τᾰ̀ κηρῠ́γμᾰτᾰ tà kērúgmata
Genitive	τοῦ κηρῠ́γμᾰτος toû kērúgmatos	τοῖν κηρῠγμᾰ́τοιν toîn kērugmátoin	τῶν κηρῠγμᾰ́των tôn kērugmátōn
Dative	τῷ κηρῠ́γμᾰτῐ tôi kērúgmati	τοῖν κηρῠγμᾰ́τοιν toîn kērugmátoin	τοῖς κηρῠ́γμᾰσῐ / κηρῠ́γμᾰσῐν toîs kērúgmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ κήρῠγμᾰ tò kḗrugma	τὼ κηρῠ́γμᾰτε tṑ kērúgmate	τᾰ̀ κηρῠ́γμᾰτᾰ tà kērúgmata
Vocative	κήρῠγμᾰ kḗrugma	κηρῠ́γμᾰτε kērúgmate	κηρῠ́γμᾰτᾰ kērúgmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.