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σπάθη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: σπάθη σπάθης

Structure: σπαθ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Sense

any broad blade, of wood or metal
a spaddle or spattle used for stirring, especially for medical purposes
the paddle or blade of an oar
the broad ribs

Declension

First declension

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	σπάθη	σπάθᾱ	σπάθαι
Genitive	σπάθης	σπάθαιν	σπαθῶν
Dative	σπάθῃ	σπάθαιν	σπάθαις
Accusative	σπάθην	σπάθᾱ	σπάθᾱς
Vocative	σπάθη	σπάθᾱ	σπάθαι

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

ἐνταῦθα δὴ ἐμβαλλόντων ἐσ αὐτοὺσ οἱ ἱππῆσ, μὴ ἀκοντισμῷ ἔτι ἀλλὰ ταῖσ σπάθαισ αὖ συμφερόμενοι, οἳ δὲ τοῖσ πελέκεσιν. (Arrian, Acies Contra Alanos 42:2)
οἳ δὲ τὰ μὲν πρῶτα ἐξακοντίζουσιν, ἔπειτα συμπλέκονται τοῖσ πολεμίοισ, ἢ δόρυ ἓν ὧν ἔσχον ὑπολειπόμενοι ἢ καὶ τῇ σπάθῃ διαχρώμενοι· (Arrian, chapter 4 9:1)
συμπλακῆναι δὲ εἰ δεήσειεν ἐσ χεῖρασ ἐλθόντασ, ταῖσ σπάθαισ μάχονται. (Arrian, chapter 4 14:2)
τότε τοίνυν ἐγὼ τὴν μὲν λόγχην ἀκοντίσασ διέπειρα τὸν ἵππαρχον αὐτῶν καὶ τὸν ἵππον, ἐπὶ δὲ τὸ συνεστηκὸσ ἔτι αὐτῶν ‐ ἦσαν γάρ τινεσ οἳ ἔμενον διαλύσαντεσ μὲν τὴν φάλαγγα, ἐσ πλαίσιον δὲ συναγαγόντεσ αὑτούσ ‐ ἐπὶ τούτουσ ἐγὼ σπασάμενοσ τὴν σπάθην ἅπαντα τῷ θυμῷ ἐπελάσασ ἀνατρέπω μὲν ὅσον ἑπτὰ τοὺσ προεστῶτασ αὐτῶν τῇ ἐμβολῇ τοῦ ἵππου· (Lucian, Dialogi meretricii, 1:2)
εἶτ̓ ἐπιδραμὼν ἀπεδειροτόμησα τῇ σπάθῃ ῥᾳδίωσ καὶ τὰ ὅπλα ἔχων ἐπανῆλθον ἅμα καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν ἐπὶ τῆσ σαρίσησ πεπηγυῖαν κομίσων λελουμένοσ τῷ φόνῳ. (Lucian, Dialogi meretricii, 3:7)

Synonyms

the paddle or blade of an oar
- πηδός (the blade of an oar, an oar)
- ταρσός (the flat or blade, an oar, the oars)
the broad ribs
- πλευρά̄ (a rib)
- πλευρόν (a rib, the ribs, the side)
- νομεύς (the ribs of a ship)

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σπάθη

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the paddle or blade of an oar

the broad ribs

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σπάθη

Sense

Declension

Examples

Synonyms

the paddle or blade of an oar

the broad ribs

Similar forms

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