Ἔμεσα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἔμῐσᾰ (Émisa), -ης, f
• Ἔμῐσᾰ (Émisa), -ων, n pl
• Ἔμεσαι (Émesai), -ῶν, f pl
• Ἔμεσον (Émeson), -ου, n
• Ἐμέσσα (Eméssa)
• Ἐμίσα (Emísa)

Etymology

See the etymology section of the Wikipedia article on Homs.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /é.me.sa/ → /ˈe.me.sa/ → /ˈe.me.sa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /é.me.sa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.me.sa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.me.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.me.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.me.sa/

Proper noun

Ἔμεσᾰ • (Émesa) f (genitive Ἐμέσης); first declension
Ἔμεσᾰ • (Émesa) n (genitive Ἐμέσων); second declension

1. Emesa
   • 155 CE – 235 CE, Cassius Dio, Collected Works 79.17.3
   • 314 CE – 393 CE, Libanius, ep. 846

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ἔμεσᾰ; τῆς Ἐμέσης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἔμεσᾰ hē Émesa
Genitive	τῆς Ἐμέσης tês Emésēs
Dative	τῇ Ἐμέσῃ têi Emésēi
Accusative	τὴν Ἔμεσᾰν tḕn Émesan
Vocative	Ἔμεσᾰ Émesa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ἔμεσᾰ; τῶν Ἐμέσων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Ἔμεσᾰ tà Émesa
Genitive	τῶν Ἐμέσων tôn Emésōn
Dative	τοῖς Ἐμέσοις toîs Emésois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Ἔμεσᾰ tà Émesa
Vocative	Ἔμεσᾰ Émesa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἐμεσηνός (Emesēnós)

Descendants

• → Latin: Emesa

References

• Ἔμεσα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)