ῥῆμα

See also: ρήμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εἴρω (eírō, to say) + -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥῆμα • (rhêma) n (genitive ῥήματος); third declension

  1. word, saying, statement
  2. topic, subject matter
  3. phrase, sentence
  4. (grammar) verb

Inflection

Hyponyms

  • (grammar): ἐνεργητικὸν ῥῆμα (energētikòn rhêma, active verb), ἐπίμεσον ῥῆμα (epímeson rhêma, middle verb), παθητικὸν ῥῆμα (pathētikòn rhêma, passive verb)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: rheme
  • French: rhème
  • Greek: ρήμα (ríma, verb)
  • German: Rhema
  • Latin: verbum (verb) (semantic loan)

References

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