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γραφή

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: γραφή γραφῆς

Structure: γραφ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: gra/fw

Sense

  1. drawing
  2. painting
  3. writing, a writing
  4. description

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative γραφή γραφᾱ́ γραφαί
Genitive γραφῆς γραφαῖν γραφῶν
Dative γραφῇ γραφαῖν γραφαῖς
Accusative γραφήν γραφᾱ́ γραφᾱ́ς
Vocative γραφή γραφᾱ́ γραφαί

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 ἔγραψεν ἐπὶ τὰσ πλάκασ κατὰ τὴν γραφὴν τὴν πρώτην τοὺσ δέκα λόγουσ, οὓσ ἐλάλησε Κύριοσ πρὸσ ὑμᾶσ ἐν τῷ ὄρει ἐκ μέσου τοῦ πυρόσ, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὰσ Κύριοσ ἐμοί. (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 10:4)
  • καὶ ἔλαβον οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡσ ἐνετείλατο Μωυσῆσ ἐν λόγῳ Θεοῦ κατὰ τὴν γραφήν, ἐν ἀναφορεῦσιν ἐπ̓ αὐτούσ. (Septuagint, Liber I Paralipomenon 15:15)
  • καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ πάντεσ, καὶ προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ πέντε. καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ ἰδοὺ γεγραμμένα ἐπὶ τὴν γραφὴν τῶν βασιλέων. καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀμασίασ υἱὸσ αὐτοῦ ἀντ’ αὐτοῦ. (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 24:27)
  • καὶ ἔστησαν λόγον διελθεῖν κήρυγμα ἐν παντὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἀπὸ Βηρσαβεὲ ἕωσ Δάν, ἐλθόντασ ποιῆσαι τὸ φασὲκ Κυρίῳ Θεῷ Ἰσραὴλ εἰσ Ἱερουσαλήμ, ὅτι πλῆθοσ οὐκ ἐποίησε κατά τὴν γραφήν. (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 30:5)
  • ὅτι τὸ πλεῖστον τοῦ λαοῦ ἀπὸ Ἐφραὶμ καὶ Μανασσῆ καὶ Ἰσσάχαρ καὶ Ζαβουλὼν οὐχ ἡγνίσθησαν, ἀλλ’ ἔφαγον τὸ φασὲκ παρὰ τὴν γραφήν. καὶ προσηύξατο Ἐζεκίασ περὶ αὐτῶν λέγων. Κύριοσ ἀγαθὸσ ἐξιλασάσθω (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 30:18)

Synonyms

  1. drawing

  2. painting

  3. writing

  4. description

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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