"θρησκεία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See θρησκεία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʰrɛːs.kěː.aː/, /θrisˈci.a/, /θrisˈci.a/, /tʰrɛːs.kěː.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /tʰre̝sˈki.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /θrisˈci.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /θrisˈci.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /θrisˈci.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From θρησκεύω (thrēskeúō, “perform religious observances, worship”). Head templates: {{grc-noun|θρησκείᾱς|f|first|head=θρησκείᾱ}} θρησκείᾱ • (thrēskeíā) f (genitive θρησκείᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|θρησκείᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: θρησκείᾱ [canonical], thrēskeíā [romanization], θρησκείᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ θρησκείᾱ [nominative, singular], θρησκείᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ θρησκεῖαι [nominative, plural], τῆς θρησκείᾱς [genitive, singular], θρησκείαιν [dual, genitive], θρησκειῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ θρησκείᾳ [dative, singular], θρησκείαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς θρησκείαις [dative, plural], τὴν θρησκείᾱν [accusative, singular], θρησκείᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς θρησκείᾱς [accusative, plural], θρησκείᾱ [singular, vocative], θρησκείᾱ [dual, vocative], θρησκεῖαι [plural, vocative], θρησκείη [alternative, Ionic]
  1. religious worship, ritual
    Sense id: en-θρησκεία-grc-noun-InwQD-AZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 23 23 32
  2. religion, service to god
    Sense id: en-θρησκεία-grc-noun-xpXijiOK Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 23 23 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ἐθελοθρησκεία (ethelothrēskeía) [feminine], ἑτερόθρησκος (heteróthrēskos), θρήσκευμα (thrḗskeuma) [neuter], θρήσκευσις (thrḗskeusis) [feminine], θρησκευτήριον (thrēskeutḗrion) [neuter], θρησκευτής (thrēskeutḗs) [masculine], θρησκεύω (thrēskeúō), θρήσκια (thrḗskia) [neuter, plural], θρῆσκος (thrêskos) (english: religious), θρησκώδης (thrēskṓdēs), ἱεροθρησκεία (hierothrēskeía) [feminine], συνθρησκευτής (sunthrēskeutḗs) [masculine], συνθρησκεύω (sunthrēskeúō), ὑπερθρησκεύω (huperthrēskeúō)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "/tʰrɛːs.kěː.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰrɛːs.kěː.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰre̝sˈki.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/",
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}
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    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "etymology_text": "From θρησκεύω (thrēskeúō, “perform religious observances, worship”).",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
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    {
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      "word": "ἑτερόθρησκος"
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      "roman": "thrēskeúō",
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    {
      "roman": "sunthrēskeúō",
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      "roman": "huperthrēskeúō",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/tʰrɛːs.kěː.aː/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰrɛːs.kěː.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰre̝sˈki.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/θrisˈci.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "θρησκεία"
}

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