"λέξις" meaning in Ancient Greek

See λέξις in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lék.sis/, /ˈlek.sis/, /ˈlek.sis/, /lék.sis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈlek.sis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈlek.sis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈlek.sis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈlek.sis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From λέγω (légō, “speak”) + -σῐς (-sis). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|λέγω|-σῐς|t1=speak}} λέγω (légō, “speak”) + -σῐς (-sis) Head templates: {{grc-noun|λέξεως|f|third|head=λέξῐς}} λέξῐς • (léxis) f (genitive λέξεως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λέξῐς|εως|form=F}} Forms: λέξῐς [canonical], léxis [romanization], λέξεως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ λέξῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ λέξει [dual, nominative], αἱ λέξεις [nominative, plural], τῆς λέξεως [genitive, singular], τοῖν λεξέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν λέξεων [genitive, plural], τῇ λέξει [dative, singular], τοῖν λεξέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λέξεσῐ [dative, plural], λέξεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs léxesi [dative, plural], taîs léxesin [dative, plural], τὴν λέξῐν [accusative, singular], τὼ λέξει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λέξεις [accusative, plural], λέξῐ [singular, vocative], λέξει [dual, vocative], λέξεις [plural, vocative]
  1. a saying, speech
    Sense id: en-λέξις-grc-noun-Iig1~xQZ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 32 21 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 14 34 20 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 16 34 21 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 19 29 23 30
  2. a saying, speech
    a way of speaking, diction, style
    Sense id: en-λέξις-grc-noun-o39oPuni Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 32 21 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 14 34 20 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 16 34 21 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 19 29 23 30
  3. word, phrase
    explanation
    Sense id: en-λέξις-grc-noun-stDOjiFS Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 32 21 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 14 34 20 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 16 34 21 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 19 29 23 30
  4. word, phrase
    (grammar) a word peculiar in form or significance
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-λέξις-grc-noun-CTV~1psX Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 32 21 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 14 34 20 31 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 16 34 21 29 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 19 29 23 30 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ἀντίλεξις (antílexis), διάλεξις (diálexis), ἔκλεξις (éklexis), ἐπίλεξις (epílexis), εὔλεξις (eúlexis), κατάλεξις (katálexis), λεκτικός (lektikós), λεξικός (lexikós), λεξικόν (lexikón), περίλεξις (perílexis), πολυλέξις (poluléxis), προδιάλεξις (prodiálexis), σύλλεξις (súllexis)

Inflected forms

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        }
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      "text": "Greek: λέξη (léxi)"
    },
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      "text": "→ English: lexis"
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      "text": "→ Latin: lexis"
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      "form": "λέξῐς",
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      "form": "léxis",
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      "form": "Attic declension-3",
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      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "ἡ λέξῐς",
      "roman": "hē léxis",
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      "form": "αἱ λέξεις",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "roman": "toîn lexéoin",
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      ]
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      "form": "τῶν λέξεων",
      "roman": "tôn léxeōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τῇ λέξει",
      "roman": "têi léxei",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual"
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      "form": "ταῖς λέξεσῐ",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέξεσῐν",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "taîs léxesin",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "τὴν λέξῐν",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λέξεις",
      "roman": "tā̀s léxeis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέξῐ",
      "roman": "léxi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "vocative"
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "roman": "antílexis",
      "word": "ἀντίλεξις"
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      "roman": "diálexis",
      "word": "διάλεξις"
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      "roman": "éklexis",
      "word": "ἔκλεξις"
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      "word": "ἐπίλεξις"
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      "roman": "perílexis",
      "word": "περίλεξις"
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      "roman": "poluléxis",
      "word": "πολυλέξις"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prodiálexis",
      "word": "προδιάλεξις"
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          "_dis": "19 29 23 30",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/lék.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lék.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λέξις"
}
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    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ λέξῐς",
      "roman": "hē léxis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λέξει",
      "roman": "tṑ léxei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ λέξεις",
      "roman": "hai léxeis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς λέξεως",
      "roman": "tês léxeōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λεξέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn lexéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν λέξεων",
      "roman": "tôn léxeōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ λέξει",
      "roman": "têi léxei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν λεξέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn lexéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς λέξεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέξεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs léxesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs léxesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν λέξῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn léxin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ λέξει",
      "roman": "tṑ léxei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς λέξεις",
      "roman": "tā̀s léxeis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέξῐ",
      "roman": "léxi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέξει",
      "roman": "léxei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "λέξεις",
      "roman": "léxeis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λέξεως",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "λέξῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "λέξῐς • (léxis) f (genitive λέξεως); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "λέξῐς",
        "2": "εως",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "antílexis",
      "word": "ἀντίλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "diálexis",
      "word": "διάλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "éklexis",
      "word": "ἔκλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "epílexis",
      "word": "ἐπίλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "eúlexis",
      "word": "εὔλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "katálexis",
      "word": "κατάλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lektikós",
      "word": "λεκτικός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lexikós",
      "word": "λεξικός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lexikón",
      "word": "λεξικόν"
    },
    {
      "roman": "perílexis",
      "word": "περίλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "poluléxis",
      "word": "πολυλέξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prodiálexis",
      "word": "προδιάλεξις"
    },
    {
      "roman": "súllexis",
      "word": "σύλλεξις"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a saying, speech"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saying",
          "saying"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a saying, speech",
        "a way of speaking, diction, style"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "saying",
          "saying"
        ],
        [
          "speech",
          "speech"
        ],
        [
          "diction",
          "diction"
        ],
        [
          "style",
          "style"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "word, phrase",
        "explanation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "phrase",
          "phrase"
        ],
        [
          "explanation",
          "explanation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word, phrase",
        "a word peculiar in form or significance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "phrase",
          "phrase"
        ],
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "word, phrase",
        "(grammar) a word peculiar in form or significance"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lék.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lék.sis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlek.sis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λέξις"
}

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