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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 αἱ πλάκεσ ἔργον Θεοῦ ἦσαν, καὶ ἡ γραφὴ γραφὴ Θεοῦ κεκολαμμένη ἐν ταῖσ πλαξί. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 32:16)
  • 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)
  • πάντα ἐν γραφῇ χειρὸσ Κυρίου ἔδωκε Δαυὶδ Σαλωμὼν κατὰ τὴν περιγενηθεῖσαν αὐτῷ σύνεσιν τῆσ κατεργασίασ τοῦ παραδείγματοσ. (Septuagint, Liber I Paralipomenon 28:19)
  • καὶ εἶπε Χιρὰμ βασιλεὺσ Τύρου ἐν γραφῇ καὶ ἀπέστειλε πρὸσ Σαλωμὼν λέγων. ἐν τῷ ἀγαπῆσαι Κύριον τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἔδωκέ σε ἐπ’ αὐτοὺσ βασιλέα. (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 2:11)
  • καὶ ἦλθεν αὐτῷ ἐν γραφῇ παρὰ Ἠλιοὺ τοῦ προφήτου λέγων. τάδε λέγει Κύριοσ Θεὸσ Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρόσ σου. ἀνθ’ ὧν οὐκ ἐπορεύθησ ἐν ὁδῷ Ἰωσαφὰτ τοῦ πατρόσ σου καὶ ἐν ὁδοῖσ Ἀσὰ βασιλέωσ Ἰούδα (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 21:12)

Synonyms

  1. drawing

  2. painting

  3. writing

  4. description

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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