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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek συνέπεια (sunépeia, connection of words), from συν- (sun-) +‎ ἔπ(ος) (ép(os)) +‎ -εια (-eia), with semantic loan from French suite and conséquence.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siˈne.pi.a/
  • Hyphenation: συ‧νέ‧πει‧α

Noun

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συνέπεια (synépeiaf (plural συνέπειες)

  1. consistency (reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent)
    με συνέπειαme synépeiaconsistently (literally, “with consistency”)
  2. consequence (an effect; something that follows a cause as a result)
    Synonym: επακόλουθο n (epakóloutho)
    κατά συνέπειαkatá synépeiaas a consequence, consequently, accordingly

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ συνέπεια”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998