λέβης in Ancient Greek

IPA: /lé.bɛːs/, /ˈle.βis/, /ˈle.vis/, /lé.bɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈle.be̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈle.βis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈle.vis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈle.vis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From λείβω. Head templates: {{grc-noun|λέβητος|m|third}} λέβης • (lébēs) m (genitive λέβητος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λέβης|λέβητος|form=M}} Forms: lébēs [romanization], λέβητος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ λέβης [nominative, singular], λέβητε [dual, nominative], οἱ λέβητες [nominative, plural], τοῦ λέβητος [genitive, singular], λεβήτοιν [dual, genitive], λεβήτων [genitive, plural], τῷ λέβητῐ [dative, singular], λεβήτοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς λέβησῐ [dative, plural], λέβησῐν [dative, plural], toîs lébēsĭ [dative, plural], toîs lébēsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν λέβητᾰ [accusative, singular], λέβητε [accusative, dual], τοὺς λέβητᾰς [accusative, plural], λέβης [singular, vocative], λέβητε [dual, vocative], λέβητες [plural, vocative]

Inflected forms

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          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Greek: λέβητας (lévitas)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Greek: λέβητας (lévitas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "lebēs",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: lebēs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: lebēs"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From λείβω.",
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    {
      "form": "lébēs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβητος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ λέβης",
      "roman": "ho lébēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβητε",
      "roman": "lébēte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ λέβητες",
      "roman": "hoi lébētes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ λέβητος",
      "roman": "toû lébētos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λεβήτοιν",
      "roman": "lebḗtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῷ λέβητῐ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς λέβησῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβησῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "toîs lébēsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν λέβητᾰ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "dual"
      ]
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      "roman": "toùs lébētăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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        "2": "m",
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      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Cookware and bakeware",
          "orig": "grc:Cookware and bakeware",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "ipnolébēs",
          "word": "ἰπνολέβης"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lebētárion",
          "word": "λεβητάριον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lebētízō",
          "word": "λεβητίζω"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lebḗtion",
          "word": "λεβήτιον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lebētískos",
          "word": "λεβητίσκος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "lebētṓdēs",
          "word": "λεβητώδης"
        }
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        "kettle, cauldron"
      ],
      "id": "en-λέβης-grc-noun-qa-xhepA",
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        [
          "kettle",
          "kettle"
        ],
        [
          "cauldron",
          "cauldron"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "δευτήρ"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/lé.bɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.βis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.vis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lé.bɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.be̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.βis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.vis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.vis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λέβης"
}

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{
  "derived": [
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      "roman": "ipnolébēs",
      "word": "ἰπνολέβης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lebētárion",
      "word": "λεβητάριον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lebētízō",
      "word": "λεβητίζω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lebḗtion",
      "word": "λεβήτιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lebētískos",
      "word": "λεβητίσκος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lebētṓdēs",
      "word": "λεβητώδης"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "⇒ Greek: λέβητας (lévitas)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "lebēs",
            "bor": "yes"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: lebēs",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: lebēs"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From λείβω.",
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    {
      "form": "lébēs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβητος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ λέβης",
      "roman": "ho lébēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβητε",
      "roman": "lébēte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ λέβητες",
      "roman": "hoi lébētes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ λέβητος",
      "roman": "toû lébētos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λεβήτοιν",
      "roman": "lebḗtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λεβήτων",
      "roman": "lebḗtōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ λέβητῐ",
      "roman": "tôi lébētĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λεβήτοιν",
      "roman": "lebḗtoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς λέβησῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβησῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs lébēsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs lébēsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν λέβητᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn lébētă",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβητε",
      "roman": "lébēte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς λέβητᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs lébētăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβης",
      "roman": "lébēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβητε",
      "roman": "lébēte",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέβητες",
      "roman": "lébētes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "λέβητος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "λέβης • (lébēs) m (genitive λέβητος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "grc:Cookware and bakeware"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kettle, cauldron"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kettle",
          "kettle"
        ],
        [
          "cauldron",
          "cauldron"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "δευτήρ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lé.bɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.βis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.vis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lé.bɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.be̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.βis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.vis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.vis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λέβης"
}

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"λέβης" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun

Inflected forms