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σῆψις

Third declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: σῆψις σήψεως

Structure: σηψι (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. putrefaction

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

  • ἐν φανερῷ κείμενα, ὅπου γε καὶ ὁ πυρόσ, δοκῶν εἶναι τῆσ ξηρᾶσ τροφῆσ, μεταβολῇ καὶ σήψει καὶ διαχύσει τοῦ ὑγροῦ γίγνεται; (Plutarch, Aquane an ignis sit utilior, chapter, section 4 3:1)
  • ἢ σῆψισ μὲν οὐκ ἔστι τῶν δικτύων, ὅταν δὲ φρίξῃ καὶ παγῇ διὰ τὸ ψῦχοσ ἀναξηραινόμενα καὶ θρυπτόμενα μᾶλλον ὑπὸ τοῦ κλύδωνοσ σήψει τινὶ καὶ μυδήσει πάσχει παραπλήσιον; (Plutarch, Quaestiones Naturales, chapter 13 2:1)

Synonyms

  1. putrefaction

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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