"πέψις" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πέψις in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pép.sis/, /ˈpep.sis/, /ˈpep.sis/, /pép.sis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpep.sis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpep.sis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpep.sis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpep.sis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From πέσσω (péssō, “to ripen; cook; digest”) + -σῐς (-sĭs). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|πέσσω|-σῐς|t1=to ripen; cook; digest}} πέσσω (péssō, “to ripen; cook; digest”) + -σῐς (-sĭs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πέψεως|f|third|head=πέψῐς}} πέψῐς • (pépsĭs) f (genitive πέψεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πέψῐς|πέψεως|form=F}} Forms: πέψῐς [canonical], pépsĭs [romanization], πέψεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ πέψῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ πέψει [dual, nominative], αἱ πέψεις [nominative, plural], τῆς πέψεως [genitive, singular], τοῖν πεψέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν πέψεων [genitive, plural], τῇ πέψει [dative, singular], τοῖν πεψέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς πέψεσῐ [dative, plural], πέψεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs pépsesĭ [dative, plural], taîs pépsesĭn [dative, plural], τὴν πέψῐν [accusative, singular], τὼ πέψει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πέψεις [accusative, plural], πέψῐ [singular, vocative], πέψει [dual, vocative], πέψεις [plural, vocative]
  1. softening, ripening, or changing by means of heat
    Sense id: en-πέψις-grc-noun-MrOssZLv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 12 26 22 14 10
  2. (in general) cooking of food Tags: usually Categories (topical): Cooking
    Sense id: en-πέψις-grc-noun-DKOgdIeb Disambiguation of Cooking: 5 62 13 11 6 3 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 12 26 22 14 10
  3. (of wine) fermentation
    Sense id: en-πέψις-grc-noun-eO3gFRdL Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 14 12 31 22 12 8 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 11 14 35 18 14 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 11 13 36 18 13 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 12 26 22 14 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 15 24 16 15 13
  4. (medicine) digestion of food Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-πέψις-grc-noun-bvK4XImq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 12 26 22 14 10 Topics: medicine, sciences
  5. concoction of acrid humors
    Sense id: en-πέψις-grc-noun-z-XsZ7Yq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 12 26 22 14 10
  6. concoction, as a function of the animal organs
    Sense id: en-πέψις-grc-noun-0k~ZK4we Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 12 26 22 14 10
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      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in general) cooking of food"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fermentation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fermentation",
          "fermentation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of wine) fermentation"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of wine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "digestion of food"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "digestion",
          "digestion"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) digestion of food"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "concoction of acrid humors"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "concoction",
          "concoction"
        ],
        [
          "acrid",
          "acrid"
        ],
        [
          "humor",
          "humor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "concoction, as a function of the animal organs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "concoction",
          "concoction"
        ],
        [
          "function",
          "function"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "organ",
          "organ"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pép.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pép.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpep.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πέψις"
}

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