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γράμμα?

Third declension Noun; Neuter Transliteration: gramma

Principal Part: γράμμα γράμματος

Structure: γραμματ (Stem)

Etym.: γράφω

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 ἐπ᾿ 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 ἀνέβη ἐκεῖθεν Χάλεβ ἐπὶ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας Δαβίρ. τὸ δὲ ὄνομα Δαβὶρ ἦν τὸ πρότερον Πόλις γραμμάτων. (Septuagint, Liber Iosue 15:15)
  • καὶ εἶπε Χάλεβ. ὃς ἐὰν λάβῃ καὶ ἐκκόψῃ τὴν Πόλιν τῶν γραμμάτων καὶ κυριεύσῃ αὐτῆς, δώσω αὐτῷ τὴν Ἀσχὰν θυγατέρα μου εἰς γυναῖκα. (Septuagint, Liber Iosue 15:16)
  • καὶ Ρεννὰ καὶ Πόλις γραμμάτων (Septuagint, Liber Iosue 15:49)
  • ὅταν ἐγερθῇ ὁ βασιλεύς, δώσουσιν αὐτῷ τὸ γράμμα, καὶ ὃν ἂν κρίνῃ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ τρεῖς μεγιστᾶνες τῆς Περσίδος ὅτι οὗ ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ σοφώτερος, αὐτῷ δοθήσεται τὸ νῖκος καθὼς γέγραπται. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 3:9)
  • καὶ ὅτε ἐξηγέρθη ὁ βασιλεύς, λαβόντες τὸ γράμμα ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀνέγνω. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 3:13)
  • καὶ ἐξαποστείλας ἐκάλεσε πάντας τοὺς μεγιστᾶνας τῆς Περσίδος καὶ τῆς Μηδείας καὶ τοὺς σατράπας καὶ στρατηγοὺς καὶ τοπάρχας καὶ ὑπάτους καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τῷ χρηματιστηρίῳ, καὶ ἀνεγνώσθη τὸ γράμμα ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν. (Septuagint, Liber Esdrae I 3:14)
  • ὅτι δὲ ἀνεξίκακόν εἰμι γράμμα, μαρτυρεῖτέ μοι καὶ αὐτοὶ μηδέποτε ἐγκαλέσαντι τῷ Ζῆτα σμάραγδον ἀποσπάσαντι καὶ πᾶσαν ἀφελομένῳ Σμύρναν, μηδὲ τῷ Ξῖ πᾶσαν παραβάντι συνθήκην καὶ τὸν συγγραφέα τῶν τοιούτων ἔχοντι Θουκυδίδην σύμμαχον τῷ μὲν γὰρ γείτονί μου Ῥῶ νοσήσαντι συγγνώμη, καὶ παρ αὐτῷ φυτεύσαντί μου τὰς μυρρίνας καὶ παίσαντί μέ ποτε ὑπὸ μελαγχολίας ἐπὶ κόρρης. (Lucian, Judicium vocalium, (no name) 9:3)
  • νὴ Δί, ὦ Λυκῖνε, γράμμα ἐστὶν τητινόν τι τῶν ἐμῶν κομιδῇ νεοχμόν. (Lucian, Lexiphanes, (no name) 1:2)

Synonyms

  1. that which is written

  2. letter

  3. alphabet

  4. writing

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