λέξις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λέγω (légō, “speak”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λέξῐς • (léxis) f (genitive λέξεως); third declension

  1. a saying, speech
    1. a way of speaking, diction, style
  2. word, phrase
    1. explanation
    2. (grammar) a word peculiar in form or significance

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ λέξῐς; τῆς λέξεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λέξῐς
hē léxis		 τὼ λέξει
tṑ léxei		 αἱ λέξεις
hai léxeis
Genitive τῆς λέξεως
tês léxeōs		 τοῖν λεξέοιν
toîn lexéoin		 τῶν λέξεων
tôn léxeōn
Dative τῇ λέξει
têi léxei		 τοῖν λεξέοιν
toîn lexéoin		 ταῖς λέξεσῐ / λέξεσῐν
taîs léxesi(n)
Accusative τὴν λέξῐν
tḕn léxin		 τὼ λέξει
tṑ léxei		 τᾱ̀ς λέξεις
tā̀s léxeis
Vocative λέξῐ
léxi		 λέξει
léxei		 λέξεις
léxeis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Related terms
  • ἀντίλεξις (antílexis)
  • διάλεξις (diálexis)
  • ἔκλεξις (éklexis)
  • ἐπίλεξις (epílexis)
  • εὔλεξις (eúlexis)
  • κατάλεξις (katálexis)

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