πεντάς
Third declension Noun; Feminine
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
πεντάς
πεντάδος
Structure:
πενταδ
(Stem)
+
ς
(Ending)
Etym.: later form of pempa/s.
Sense
- the number five
- a group of five, pentad
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.
- καὶ γὰρ οἱ μὲν ἄλλοι πολλαπλασιαζόμενοι πρὸσ ἄλλουσ εἰσ ἕτερον αὑτῶν ἀριθμὸν ἐκβαίνουσιν ἡ δὲ πεντάσ, ἂν μὲν ἀρτιάκισ λαμβάνηται, τὸν δέκα ποιεῖ τέλειον· (Plutarch, De defectu oraculorum, section 36 1:1)
- ἐῶ δ’ ὅτι πρώτη μὲν ἐκ πρώτων δυεῖν τετραγώνων συνέστηκε τῆσ τε μονάδοσ καὶ τῆσ τετράδοσ ἡ πεντάσ, πρώτη δ’ ἴσον δυναμένη τοῖσ πρὸ αὑτῆσ δυσὶ τὸ κάλλιστον τῶν ὀρθογωνίων τριγώνων συνίστησι πρώτη δὲ ποιεῖ τὸν ἡμιόλιον λόγον. (Plutarch, De defectu oraculorum, section 36 1:3)
- ποιεῖ δὲ τετράγωνον ἡ πεντὰσ ἀφ’ ἑαυτῆσ, ὅσον τῶν γραμμάτων παρ’ Αἰγυπτίοισ τὸ πλῆθόσ ἐστι, καὶ ὅσων ἐνιαυτῶν ἔζη χρόνον ὁ Ἆπισ. (Plutarch, De Iside et Osiride, section 56 7:1)
- τοῦ δὲ περιττοῦ μάλιστα γαμήλιοσ ἡ πεντάσ ἐστι· (Plutarch, Quaestiones Romanae, section 2 1:4)
- ἐκ δὲ τούτων ὥσπερ ἄρρενοσ καὶ θήλεοσ ἡ πεντὰσ μέμεικται. (Plutarch, Quaestiones Romanae, section 2 1:6)
Synonyms
-
the number five
-
a group of five
