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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 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)
  • καὶ τὴν Ρεμμὰθ καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα αὐτῇ καὶ Πηγὴν γραμμάτων καὶ τὰ ἀφωρισμένα αὐτῇ, πόλεισ τέσσαρεσ. (Septuagint, Liber Iosue 21:29)
  • καὶ ἀνέβησαν ἐκεῖθεν πρὸσ τοὺσ κατοικοῦντασ Δαβίρ. τὸ δὲ ὄνομα τῆσ Δαβὶρ ἦν ἔμπροσθεν Καριαθσεφάρ, Πόλισ γραμμάτων. (Septuagint, Liber Iudicum 1:11)

Synonyms

  1. that which is written

  2. letter

  3. alphabet

  4. writing

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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