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ἕρμα

Third declension Noun; Neuter Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἕρμα ἕρματος

Structure: ἑρματ (Stem)

Etym.: (어원이 불명확함.) ei)/rw

Sense

  1. prop, support, foundation, stay (of a ship)
  2. defense, cause
  3. reef, rock
  4. hill
  5. pendant of the ear, earring

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἕρμα έ̔ρματε έ̔ρματα
Genitive έ̔ρματος ἑρμάτοιν ἑρμάτων
Dative έ̔ρματι ἑρμάτοιν έ̔ρμασιν*
Accusative ἕρμα έ̔ρματε έ̔ρματα
Vocative έ̔ρμα έ̔ρματε έ̔ρματα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ Ἀμορραῖοσ ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει ἐκείνῳ εἰσ συνάντησιν ὑμῖν καὶ κατεδίωξαν ὑμᾶσ, ὡσεὶ ποιήσαισαν αἱ μέλισσαι, καὶ ἐτίτρωσκον ὑμᾶσ ἀπὸ Σηεὶρ ἕωσ Ἑρμᾶ. (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 1:44)
  • καὶ Ἐλβωϋδὰδ καὶ Βαιθὴλ καὶ Ἑρμᾶ (Septuagint, Liber Iosue 15:30)
  • καὶ Ἐλθουλὰ καὶ Βουλὰ καὶ Ἑρμᾶ (Septuagint, Liber Iosue 19:4)
  • καὶ ἐν Βαθουὴλ καὶ ἐν Ἑρμὰ καὶ ἐν Σικελὰγ (Septuagint, Liber I Paralipomenon 4:30)
  • Ἑρμᾶ ’μπολαῖε τὰν γυναῖκα τὰν ἐμὰν οὕτω μ’ ἀποδόσθαι τάν τ’ ἐμωυτῶ τ’ ἐμωυτῶ ματέρα. (Aristophanes, Acharnians, Episode, lyric 2:29)

Synonyms

  1. prop

  2. defense

  3. hill

Related

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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