τέρψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τέρπω (térpō, “I satisfy”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis). Diachronically from Proto-Indo-European *térptis (“fulfillment, satisfaction”); cognate with Sanskrit तृप्ति (tṛ́pti, “satisfaction, delight”) and Proto-Germanic *þurftiz (“need”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /térp.sis/ → /ˈterp.sis/ → /ˈterp.sis/

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

Noun

τέρψῐς • (térpsis) f (genitive τέρψεως or τέρψῐος); third declension

1. full enjoyment, delight, gladness, pleasure

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ τέρψῐς; τῆς τέρψεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τέρψῐς hē térpsis	τὼ τέρψει tṑ térpsei	αἱ τέρψεις hai térpseis
Genitive	τῆς τέρψεως tês térpseōs	τοῖν τερψέοιν toîn terpséoin	τῶν τέρψεων tôn térpseōn
Dative	τῇ τέρψει têi térpsei	τοῖν τερψέοιν toîn terpséoin	ταῖς τέρψεσῐ / τέρψεσῐν taîs térpsesi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τέρψῐν tḕn térpsin	τὼ τέρψει tṑ térpsei	τᾱ̀ς τέρψεις tā̀s térpseis
Vocative	τέρψῐ térpsi	τέρψει térpsei	τέρψεις térpseis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ τέρψῐς; τῆς τέρψῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τέρψῐς hē térpsis	τὼ τέρψῐε tṑ térpsie	αἱ τέρψῐες hai térpsies
Genitive	τῆς τέρψῐος tês térpsios	τοῖν τερψῐ́οιν toîn terpsíoin	τῶν τερψῐ́ων tôn terpsíōn
Dative	τῇ τέρψῑ têi térpsī	τοῖν τερψῐ́οιν toîn terpsíoin	ταῖς τέρψῐσῐ / τέρψῐσῐν taîs térpsisi(n)
Accusative	τὴν τέρψῐν tḕn térpsin	τὼ τέρψῐε tṑ térpsie	τᾱ̀ς τέρψῑς / τέρψῐᾰς tā̀s térpsīs / térpsias
Vocative	τέρψῐ térpsi	τέρψῐε térpsie	τέρψῐες térpsies
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• τερψῐ́μβροτος (terpsímbrotos)

Descendants

• Greek: τέρψη (térpsi)

Further reading

• “τέρψις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “τέρψις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• τέρψις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “τέρψις”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • cheer idem, page 128.
  • delight idem, page 208.
  • enchantment idem, page 270.
  • enjoyment idem, page 275.
  • entrancement idem, page 278.
  • exhilaration idem, page 291.
  • fascination idem, page 308.
  • gaiety idem, page 351.
  • gladness idem, page 361.
  • gratification idem, page 370.
  • interest idem, page 450.
  • intoxication idem, page 454.
  • jollity idem, page 464.
  • joy idem, page 464.
  • merriment idem, page 526.
  • mirth idem, page 532.
  • pleasantness idem, page 619.
  • pleasure idem, page 620.
  • rapture idem, page 672.
  • ravishment idem, page 674.
  • treat idem, page 892.