"ἐφημερία" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐφημερία in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.pʰɛː.me.rí.aː/, /e.ɸi.meˈri.a/, /e.fi.meˈri.a/, /e.pʰɛː.me.rí.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /e.pʰe̝.meˈri.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /e.ɸi.meˈri.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /e.fi.meˈri.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /e.fi.meˈri.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros, “daily”) + -ίᾱ (-íā), from ἐπ(ί) (ep(í), “upon”, “on”) + ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|ἐφήμερος|ίᾱ|t1=daily}} ἐφήμερος (ephḗmeros, “daily”) + -ίᾱ (-íā), {{compound|grc|ἐπί|ἡμέρᾱ|alt1=ἐπ(ί)|nocat=yes|t1=upon”, “on|t2=day}} ἐπ(ί) (ep(í), “upon”, “on”) + ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐφημερῐ́ᾱς|f|first|head=ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ}} ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ • (ephēmerĭ́ā) f (genitive ἐφημερῐ́ᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ [canonical], ephēmerĭ́ā [romanization], ἐφημερῐ́ᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ ἐφημερῐ́αι [nominative, plural], τῆς ἐφημερῐ́ᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐφημερῐ́αιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐφημερῐῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ἐφημερῐ́ᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐφημερῐ́αιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἐφημερῐ́αις [dative, plural], τὴν ἐφημερῐ́ᾱν [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἐφημερῐ́ᾱς [accusative, plural], ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ [singular, vocative], ἐφημερῐ́ᾱ [dual, vocative], ἐφημερῐ́αι [plural, vocative]
  1. (biblical) the division of priests for the daily service in a temple Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-ἐφημερία-grc-noun-doMqiy-T Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 62 38 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 49 51 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
  2. (biblical) the service itself Categories (topical): Bible
    Sense id: en-ἐφημερία-grc-noun-ZVI8ReuJ Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ία: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἐφημερῐ́ς (ephēmerĭ́s)
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        "biblical",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pʰɛː.me.rí.aː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ɸi.meˈri.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.fi.meˈri.a/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pʰɛː.me.rí.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.pʰe̝.meˈri.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ɸi.meˈri.a/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.fi.meˈri.a/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.fi.meˈri.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "ephēmerĭ́s",
      "word": "ἐφημερῐ́ς"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐφημερία"
}

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