"ἀμβλυωπία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀμβλυωπία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /am.bly.ɔː.pí.aː/, /am.bly.oˈpi.a/, /am.bli.oˈpi.a/, /am.bly.ɔː.pí.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /am.bly.oˈpi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /am.bly.oˈpi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /am.bly.oˈpi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /am.bli.oˈpi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός (ămblŭōpós, “dim-sighted”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā), ultimately from ἀμβλύς (amblús, “blunt, dull”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός|ῐ́ᾱ|t1=dim-sighted}} ᾰ̓μβλῠωπός (ămblŭōpós, “dim-sighted”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱς|f|first|head=ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ}} ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ • (ămblŭōpĭ́ā) f (genitive ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ|ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱς}} Forms: ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ [canonical], ămblŭōpĭ́ā [romanization], ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́αι [nominative, plural], τῆς ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́αιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́αιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́αις [dative, plural], τὴν ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́ᾱ [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐ́αι [plural, vocative]
  1. dim-sightedness, blurred or distorted vision, myopia or astigmatism Derived forms: ᾰ̓μβλῠωπητῐκός (ămblŭōpētĭkós) [Byzantine], ᾰ̓μβλῠωπῐάζω (ămblŭōpĭázō) [Byzantine]
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          "text": "460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, Aphorisms 3.31–33"
        },
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          "text": "400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Hippias Minor 374d"
        },
        {
          "text": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, On Marvellous Things Heard 847a.2"
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          "text": "64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 16.2.41"
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          "text": "46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Moralia 2.732c"
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          "text": "280 BCE – 220 BCE, Philo of Byzantium, Compendium of Mechanics 2.452"
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          "text": "155 CE – 235 CE, Cassius Dio, Collected Works 57.2.4"
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          "text": "625 CE – 690 CE, Paul of Aegina, Medical Compendium in Seven Books 3.22.25"
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      "ipa": "/am.bli.oˈpi.a/",
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          "text": "460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates of Kos, Aphorisms 3.31–33"
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          "text": "400 BCE – 387 BCE, Plato, Hippias Minor 374d"
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        },
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bly.ɔː.pí.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bly.oˈpi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bli.oˈpi.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bly.ɔː.pí.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bly.oˈpi.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bly.oˈpi.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bly.oˈpi.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.bli.oˈpi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀμβλυωπία"
}

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