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γράμμα

Third declension Noun; Neuter Transliteration:

Principal Part: γράμμα γράμματος

Structure: γραμματ (Stem)

Etym.: gra/fw

Sense

  1. that which is written, that which is drawn, picture
  2. letter
  3. (in plural) alphabet
  4. writing, book

Declension

Third declension

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 ἐπ̓ αὐτοῦ γράμματα ἐκτετυπωμένα σφραγῖδοσ Ἁγίασμα Κυρίῳ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 36:39)
  • καὶ ἐντομίδασ οὐ ποιήσετε ἐπὶ ψυχῇ ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν καὶ γράμματα στικτὰ οὐ ποιήσετε ἐν ὑμῖν. ἐγώ εἰμι Κύριοσ ὁ Θεὸσ ὑμῶν. (Septuagint, Liber Leviticus 19:28)
  • καὶ ἐν πάσῃ χώρᾳ, οὗ ἐξετίθετο τὰ γράμματα, κραυγὴ καὶ κοπετὸσ καὶ πένθοσ μέγα τοῖσ Ἰουδαίοισ, σάκκον καὶ σποδὸν ἔστρωσαν ἑαυτοῖσ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 4:3)
  • Ο δὲ Κύριοσ ἀπέστησε τὸν ὕπνον ἀπὸ τοῦ βασιλέωσ τὴν νύκτα ἐκείνην, καὶ εἶπε τῷ διακόνῳ αὐτοῦ εἰσφέρειν γράμματα μνημόσυνα τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀναγινώσκειν αὐτῷ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 6:1)
  • εὗρε δὲ τὰ γράμματα τὰ γραφέντα περὶ Μαρδοχαίου, ὡσ ἀπήγγειλε τῷ βασιλεῖ περὶ τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέωσ ἐν τῷ φυλάσσειν αὐτοὺσ καὶ ζητῆσαι ἐπιβαλεῖν τὰσ χεῖρασ Ἀρταξέρξῃ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 6:2)

Synonyms

  1. that which is written

  2. letter

  3. alphabet

  4. writing

Related

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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