ἐπίβλημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) +‎ βλῆμα (blêma, “coverlet”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.pí.blɛː.ma/ → /eˈpi.βli.ma/ → /eˈpi.vli.ma/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.blɛː.ma/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.ble̝.ma/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.βli.ma/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.vli.ma/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.vli.ma/

Noun

ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ • (epíblēma) n (genitive ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος); third declension

1. that which is thrown over, covering
2. coverlet, bedspread
3. tapestry, hangings
4. that which is put on, piece of embroidery, mantle, shawl
5. patch to repair a garment

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ; τοῦ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ tò epíblēma	τὼ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε tṑ epiblḗmate	τᾰ̀ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ tà epiblḗmata
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος toû epiblḗmatos	τοῖν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́τοιν toîn epiblēmátoin	τῶν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́των tôn epiblēmátōn
Dative	τῷ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτῐ tôi epiblḗmati	τοῖν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́τοιν toîn epiblēmátoin	τοῖς ἐπῐβλήμᾰσῐ / ἐπῐβλήμᾰσῐν toîs epiblḗmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ tò epíblēma	τὼ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε tṑ epiblḗmate	τᾰ̀ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ tà epiblḗmata
Vocative	ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ epíblēma	ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε epiblḗmate	ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ epiblḗmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἐπιβληματικός (epiblēmatikós)

Further reading

• “ἐπίβλημα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἐπίβλημα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἐπίβλημα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette