"χρηστομάθεια" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χρηστομάθεια in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰrɛːs.to.má.tʰeː.a/, /xris.toˈma.θi.a/, /xris.toˈma.θi.a/, /kʰrɛːs.to.má.tʰeː.a/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kʰre̝s.toˈma.tʰi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /xris.toˈma.θi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /xris.toˈma.θi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /xris.toˈma.θi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From χρηστομᾰθέω (khrēstomăthéō, “be desirous for learning”), from χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “learn”). Etymology templates: {{compound|grc|χρηστός|μανθάνω|t1=useful|t2=learn}} χρηστός (khrēstós, “useful”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “learn”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|χρηστομᾰθείᾱς|f|first|head=χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ}} χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ • (khrēstomắtheiă) f (genitive χρηστομᾰθείᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ|ᾱς}} Forms: χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ [canonical], khrēstomắtheiă [romanization], χρηστομᾰθείᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ [nominative, singular], χρηστομᾰθείᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ χρηστομᾰ́θειαι [nominative, plural], τῆς χρηστομᾰθείᾱς [genitive, singular], χρηστομᾰθείαιν [dual, genitive], χρηστομᾰθειῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ χρηστομᾰθείᾳ [dative, singular], χρηστομᾰθείαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς χρηστομᾰθείαις [dative, plural], τὴν χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰν [accusative, singular], χρηστομᾰθείᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς χρηστομᾰθείᾱς [accusative, plural], χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ [singular, vocative], χρηστομᾰθείᾱ [dual, vocative], χρηστομᾰ́θειαι [plural, vocative]
  1. desire for learning Synonyms (desire for learning): μᾰ́θησῐς (mắthēsĭs)
    Sense id: en-χρηστομάθεια-grc-noun-RpSklUHQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Books Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Books: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'desire for learning': 98 2
  2. a book containing a summary of useful knowledge or select passages, a vade mecum
    Sense id: en-χρηστομάθεια-grc-noun-pDEW7CDj Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 39 61
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          "text": "213 CE – 273 CE, Cassius Longinus, Collected Works 44.1"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/"
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      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/"
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      "ipa": "/kʰrɛːs.to.má.tʰeː.a/",
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/",
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      "args": {
        "1": "χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ",
        "2": "ᾱς"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "213 CE – 273 CE, Cassius Longinus, Collected Works 44.1"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "desire for learning"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "learning",
          "learning"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a book containing a summary of useful knowledge or select passages, a vade mecum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "summary",
          "summary"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ],
        [
          "knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ],
        [
          "select",
          "select"
        ],
        [
          "passages",
          "passages"
        ],
        [
          "vade mecum",
          "vade mecum"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrɛːs.to.má.tʰeː.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰrɛːs.to.má.tʰeː.a/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰre̝s.toˈma.tʰi.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/xris.toˈma.θi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "mắthēsĭs",
      "sense": "desire for learning",
      "word": "μᾰ́θησῐς"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χρηστομάθεια"
}

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