"ἐπίγραμμα" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐπίγραμμα in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.pí.ɡram.ma/, /eˈpi.ɣram.ma/, /eˈpi.ɣra.ma/, /e.pí.ɡram.ma/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /eˈpi.ɡram.ma/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /eˈpi.ɣram.ma/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /eˈpi.ɣram.ma/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /eˈpi.ɣra.ma/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to mark the surface”) + -μα (-ma). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|ἐπιγράφω|-μα|t1=to mark the surface}} ἐπιγράφω (epigráphō, “to mark the surface”) + -μα (-ma) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐπιγράμματος|n|third}} ἐπίγραμμα • (epígramma) n (genitive ἐπιγράμματος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἐπί˘γρᾰμμᾰ|ἐπῐγράμμᾰτος|form=N-full}} Forms: epígramma [romanization], ἐπιγράμματος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], τὸ ἐπί̆γρᾰμμᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτε [dual, nominative], τᾰ̀ ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτος [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐπῐγρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐπῐγρᾰμμᾰ́των [genitive, plural], τῷ ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐπῐγρᾰμμᾰ́τοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰσῐ [dative, plural], ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰσῐν [dative, plural], toîs epigrámmasi [dative, plural], toîs epigrámmasin [dative, plural], τὸ ἐπί̆γρᾰμμᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτε [accusative, dual], τᾰ̀ ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [accusative, plural], ἐπί̆γρᾰμμᾰ [singular, vocative], ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτε [dual, vocative], ἐπῐγρᾰ́μμᾰτᾰ [plural, vocative]
  1. an inscription, (especially in verse), an epigram
    Sense id: en-ἐπίγραμμα-grc-noun-HwVdCLLB Categories (other): Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα Disambiguation of Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension: 56 44 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 49 51
  2. a written estimate of damages
    Sense id: en-ἐπίγραμμα-grc-noun-ZZOoj-sE Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -μα: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81
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          "text": "ὁ μὲν δὴ εἷς τῶν τριπόδων ἐπίγραμμα ἔχει “ἀμφιτρύων μ’ ἀνέθηκ’ ἐνάρων ἀπὸ Τηλεβοάων.”"
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          "ref": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Nausimachus and Xenopeithes 2",
          "roman": "óntes gàr dúo téttaras eilḗkhasi díkas hēmîn, tôn autôn khrēmátōn pásas, triskhilíōn hekástēn, blábēs: kaì nunì pròs triákonta mnôn epígramma, hupèr tosoútōn khrēmátōn eis agôna kathéstamen.",
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          "roman": "ho mèn dḕ heîs tôn tripódōn epígramma ékhei “amphitrúōn m’ anéthēk’ enárōn apò Tēleboáōn.”",
          "text": "ὁ μὲν δὴ εἷς τῶν τριπόδων ἐπίγραμμα ἔχει “ἀμφιτρύων μ’ ἀνέθηκ’ ἐνάρων ἀπὸ Τηλεβοάων.”"
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          "english": "For there are two of them, and they have entered four suits against us, all for a like amount, each for three thousand drachmae damages; and now on a complaint for thirty minae we are brought to trial for so large a sum",
          "ref": "384 BCE – 322 BCE, Demosthenes, Against Nausimachus and Xenopeithes 2",
          "roman": "óntes gàr dúo téttaras eilḗkhasi díkas hēmîn, tôn autôn khrēmátōn pásas, triskhilíōn hekástēn, blábēs: kaì nunì pròs triákonta mnôn epígramma, hupèr tosoútōn khrēmátōn eis agôna kathéstamen.",
          "text": "ὄντες γὰρ δύο τέτταρας εἰλήχασι δίκας ἡμῖν, τῶν αὐτῶν χρημάτων πάσας, τρισχιλίων ἑκάστην, βλάβης: καὶ νυνὶ πρὸς τριάκοντα μνῶν ἐπίγραμμα, ὑπὲρ τοσούτων χρημάτων εἰς ἀγῶνα καθέσταμεν."
        }
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      "ipa": "/e.pí.ɡram.ma/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/eˈpi.ɣram.ma/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/eˈpi.ɣra.ma/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/e.pí.ɡram.ma/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈpi.ɡram.ma/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈpi.ɣram.ma/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈpi.ɣram.ma/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈpi.ɣra.ma/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐπίγραμμα"
}

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