"σκῆψις" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σκῆψις in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skɛ̂ːp.sis/, /ˈscip.sis/, /ˈscip.sis/, /skɛ̂ːp.sis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈske̝p.sis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈscip.sis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈscip.sis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈscip.sis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to allege, pretend”) + -σῐς (-sĭs). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|σκήπτω|-σῐς|t1=to allege, pretend}} σκήπτω (skḗptō, “to allege, pretend”) + -σῐς (-sĭs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σκήψεως|f|third|head=σκῆψῐς}} σκῆψῐς • (skêpsĭs) f (genitive σκήψεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σκῆψῐς|σκήψεως|form=F}} Forms: σκῆψῐς [canonical], skêpsĭs [romanization], σκήψεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ σκῆψῐς [nominative, singular], σκήψει [dual, nominative], αἱ σκήψεις [nominative, plural], τῆς σκήψεως [genitive, singular], σκηψέοιν [dual, genitive], σκήψεων [genitive, plural], τῇ σκήψει [dative, singular], σκηψέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς σκήψεσῐ [dative, plural], σκήψεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs skḗpsesĭ [dative, plural], taîs skḗpsesĭn [dative, plural], τὴν σκῆψῐν [accusative, singular], σκήψει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σκήψεις [accusative, plural], σκῆψῐ [singular, vocative], σκήψει [dual, vocative], σκήψεις [plural, vocative]
  1. pretext, plea, excuse, pretence
    Sense id: en-σκῆψις-grc-noun-cySDrezp Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 50 50
  2. plea in a lawcourt
    Sense id: en-σκῆψις-grc-noun-hjsGtuYs 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: 47 53 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 39 61 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59
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