μέγεθος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mé.ɡe.tʰos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.ɡɛ.tʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈme.ɣe.θos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈme.ʝe.θos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈme.ʝe.θos/
Noun
μέγεθος • (mégethos) m (genitive μεγέθεος); third declension
- greatness, size
- (always in Homer) height
- (mathematics) magnitude
- (sound) loudness
- power
- (character) magnanimity
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τὸ μέγεθος tò mégethos |
τὼ μεγέθεε tṑ megéthee |
τᾰ̀ μεγέθεᾰ tà megéthea | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ μεγέθεος toû megétheos |
τοῖν μεγεθέοιν toîn megethéoin |
τῶν μεγεθέων tôn megethéōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ μεγέθεῐ̈ tôi megétheï |
τοῖν μεγεθέοιν toîn megethéoin |
τοῖς μεγέθεσῐ(ν) toîs megéthesi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ μέγεθος tò mégethos |
τὼ μεγέθεε tṑ megéthee |
τᾰ̀ μεγέθεᾰ tà megéthea | ||||||||||
| Vocative | μέγεθος mégethos |
μεγέθεε megéthee |
μεγέθεᾰ megéthea | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
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.
- amount idem, page 28.
- area idem, page 39.
- bigness idem, page 78.
- bulk idem, page 103.
- consequence idem, page 162.
- dimension idem, page 225.
- extent idem, page 296.
- girth idem, page 359.
- gravity idem, page 371.
- greatness idem, page 372.
- height idem, page 394.
- hugeness idem, page 409.
- immensity idem, page 418.
- importance idem, page 422.
- largeness idem, page 477.
- loudness idem, page 502.
- magnitude idem, page 507.
- power idem, page 630.
- prodigiousness idem, page 644.
- seriousness idem, page 755.
- significance idem, page 775.
- size idem, page 780.
- spaciousness idem, page 797.
- stature idem, page 813.
- stupendousness idem, page 829.
- tallness idem, page 854.
- vastness idem, page 945.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέγεθος (mégethos).
Noun
μέγεθος • (mégethos) n (plural μεγέθη)
Declension
declension of μέγεθος
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | μέγεθος • | μεγέθη • |
| genitive | μεγέθους • | μεγεθών • |
| accusative | μέγεθος • | μεγέθη • |
| vocative | μέγεθος • | μεγέθη • |
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