νῆψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̂ːp.sis/ → /ˈnip.sis/ → /ˈnip.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɛ̂ːp.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈne̝p.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈnip.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈnip.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈnip.sis/

Noun

νῆψις • (nêpsis) f (genitive νῆψεως); third declension

1. sobriety, soberness, temperance
2. wakefulness, alertness

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ νῆψῐς; τῆς νήψεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ νῆψῐς hē nêpsis	τὼ νήψει tṑ nḗpsei	αἱ νήψεις hai nḗpseis
Genitive	τῆς νήψεως tês nḗpseōs	τοῖν νηψέοιν toîn nēpséoin	τῶν νήψεων tôn nḗpseōn
Dative	τῇ νήψει têi nḗpsei	τοῖν νηψέοιν toîn nēpséoin	ταῖς νήψεσῐ / νήψεσῐν taîs nḗpsesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν νῆψῐν tḕn nêpsin	τὼ νήψει tṑ nḗpsei	τᾱ̀ς νήψεις tā̀s nḗpseis
Vocative	νῆψῐ nêpsi	νήψει nḗpsei	νήψεις nḗpseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• νῆφε (nêphe)
• νήφοντες (nḗphontes)
• νήφω (nḗphō)
• νήφωμεν (nḗphōmen)
• νήφων (nḗphōn)
• νήψατε (nḗpsate)
• νῆψιος (nêpsios)