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μάθησις
μάθησις
Ancient Greek
Noun
μᾰ́θησῐς • (máthēsis) f (genitive μᾰθήσεως); third declension
- the act of learning, getting of knowledge
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- desire for learning
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- education, instruction
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Inflection
Third declension of μᾰ́θησῐς, μᾰθήσεως
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μᾰ́θησῐς | μᾰθήσει | μᾰθήσεις |
| Genitive | μᾰθήσεως | μᾰθησέοιν | μᾰθήσεων |
| Dative | μᾰθήσει | μᾰθησέοιν | μᾰθήσεσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | μᾰ́θησῐν | μᾰθήσει | μᾰθήσεις |
| Vocative | μᾰ́θησῐ | μᾰθήσει | μᾰθήσεις |
Third declension of μᾰ́θησῐς, μᾰθήσιος
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μᾰ́θησῐς | μᾰθήσιε | μᾰθήσιες |
| Genitive | μᾰθήσιος | μᾰθησίοιν | μᾰθησίων |
| Dative | μᾰθήσῑ, μᾰθήσει | μᾰθησίοιν | μᾰθήσῐσῐ(ν), μᾰθησίεσῐ(ν), μᾰθήσεσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | μᾰ́θησῐν | μᾰθήσιε | μᾰθήσῑς, μᾰθήσιᾰς |
| Vocative | μᾰ́θησῐ | μᾰθήσιε | μᾰθήσιες |
Synonyms
- (desire for learning): χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ (khrēstomátheia)
Descendants
References
- μάθησις in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- μάθησις in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- «μάθησις» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- comprehension idem, page 153.
- education idem, page 262.
- information idem, page 439.
- instruction idem, page 447.
- intelligence idem, page 448.
- knowledge idem, page 472.
- learning idem, page 483.
- schooling idem, page 739.
- study idem, page 829.