Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Noun
μέγεθος • (mégethos) m (genitive μεγέθεος); third declension
- greatness, size
- (always in Homer) height
- (mathematics) magnitude
- (sound) loudness
- power
- (character) magnanimity
Inflection
Third declension of
τὸ μέγεθος;
τοῦ μεγέθεος (Uncontracted)
Case / # |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
τὸ μέγεθος
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τὼ μεγέθεε
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τᾰ̀ μεγέθεᾰ
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Genitive |
τοῦ μεγέθεος
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τοῖν μεγεθέοιν
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τῶν μεγεθέων
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Dative |
τῷ μεγέθεῐ̈
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τοῖν μεγεθέοιν
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τοῖς μεγέθεσῐ(ν) |
Accusative |
τὸ μέγεθος
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τὼ μεγέθεε
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τᾰ̀ μεγέθεᾰ
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Vocative |
μέγεθος
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μεγέθεε
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μεγέθεᾰ
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Notes: |
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
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Third declension of
τὸ μέγεθος;
τοῦ μεγέθους (Contracted)
Case / # |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
τὸ μέγεθος
|
τὼ μεγέθει
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τᾰ̀ μεγέθη
|
Genitive |
τοῦ μεγέθους
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τοῖν μεγεθοῖν
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τῶν μεγεθῶν
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Dative |
τῷ μεγέθει
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τοῖν μεγεθοῖν
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τοῖς μεγέθεσῐ(ν) |
Accusative |
τὸ μέγεθος
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τὼ μεγέθει
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τᾰ̀ μεγέθη
|
Vocative |
μέγεθος
|
μεγέθει
|
μεγέθη
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Notes: |
This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
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References
- μέγεθος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- μέγεθος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- μέγεθος in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- «μέγεθος» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “G3174”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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amount idem, page 28.
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area idem, page 39.
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bigness idem, page 78.
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bulk idem, page 103.
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consequence idem, page 162.
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dimension idem, page 225.
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extent idem, page 296.
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girth idem, page 359.
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gravity idem, page 371.
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greatness idem, page 372.
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height idem, page 394.
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hugeness idem, page 409.
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immensity idem, page 418.
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importance idem, page 422.
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largeness idem, page 477.
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loudness idem, page 501.
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magnitude idem, page 507.
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power idem, page 630.
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prodigiousness idem, page 644.
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seriousness idem, page 755.
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significance idem, page 775.
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size idem, page 780.
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spaciousness idem, page 797.
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stature idem, page 813.
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stupendousness idem, page 829.
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tallness idem, page 854.
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vastness idem, page 945.
Greek
Noun
μέγεθος • (mégethos) n
- size