λῆψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take, grasp, seize”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λῆψῐς • (lêpsis) f (genitive λήψεως); third declension

  1. taking hold, seizing, catching
  2. accepting, receiving
  3. attack of fever or sickness, seizure
  4. (logic) assumption
  5. (in a poem) choice of matter
  6. (in music) choice of pitch

Declension
Third declension of ἡ λῆψῐς; τῆς λήψεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λῆψῐς
hē lêpsis		 τὼ λήψει
tṑ lḗpsei		 αἱ λήψεις
hai lḗpseis
Genitive τῆς λήψεως
tês lḗpseōs		 τοῖν ληψέοιν
toîn lēpséoin		 τῶν λήψεων
tôn lḗpseōn
Dative τῇ λήψει
têi lḗpsei		 τοῖν ληψέοιν
toîn lēpséoin		 ταῖς λήψεσῐ / λήψεσῐν
taîs lḗpsesi(n)
Accusative τὴν λῆψῐν
tḕn lêpsin		 τὼ λήψει
tṑ lḗpsei		 τᾱ̀ς λήψεις
tā̀s lḗpseis
Vocative λῆψῐ
lêpsi		 λήψει
lḗpsei		 λήψεις
lḗpseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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