ἐπιστροφή

See also: επιστροφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐστρέφω (epistréphō) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἐπῐστροφή • (epistrophḗ) f (genitive ἐπῐστροφῆς); first declension

  1. return, comeback
  2. attention, concentration, heed
  3. (philosophy) return to the source of Being
    • 204 CE – 270 CE, Plotinus, Collected Works 1.2.4
    • 204 CE – 270 CE, Plotinus, Collected Works 5.3.6, (compare Proclus, Elements of Theology 31):
      ἡ ἐπιστροφὴ πρὸς αὑτόν
      hē epistrophḕ pròs hautón
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:ἐπιστροφή.

Declension
First declension of ἡ ἐπῐστροφή; τῆς ἐπῐστροφῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπῐστροφή
hē epistrophḗ		 τὼ ἐπῐστροφᾱ́
tṑ epistrophā́		 αἱ ἐπῐστροφαί
hai epistrophaí
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐστροφῆς
tês epistrophês		 τοῖν ἐπῐστροφαῖν
toîn epistrophaîn		 τῶν ἐπῐστροφῶν
tôn epistrophôn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐστροφῇ
têi epistrophêi		 τοῖν ἐπῐστροφαῖν
toîn epistrophaîn		 ταῖς ἐπῐστροφαῖς
taîs epistrophaîs
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐστροφήν
tḕn epistrophḗn		 τὼ ἐπῐστροφᾱ́
tṑ epistrophā́		 τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐστροφᾱ́ς
tā̀s epistrophā́s
Vocative ἐπῐστροφή
epistrophḗ		 ἐπῐστροφᾱ́
epistrophā́		 ἐπῐστροφαί
epistrophaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: επιστροφή (epistrofí)

Further reading
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