θωή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

θωᾱ́ (thōā́) — Attic
θωϊή (thōïḗ) — Ionic

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put”), the same root of τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place, set”), as "the settled penalty". This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɔː.ɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰoˈe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θoˈi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θoˈi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θoˈi/

Noun

θωή • (thōḗ) f (genitive θωῆς); first declension

fine, penalty
Synonyms: ζημῐ́ᾱ (zēmíā), ποινή (poinḗ)

Declension

First declension of ἡ θωή; τῆς θωῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θωή hē thōḗ	τὼ θωᾱ́ tṑ thōā́	αἱ θωαί hai thōaí
Genitive	τῆς θωῆς tês thōês	τοῖν θωαῖν toîn thōaîn	τῶν θωῶν tôn thōôn
Dative	τῇ θωῇ têi thōêi	τοῖν θωαῖν toîn thōaîn	ταῖς θωαῖς taîs thōaîs
Accusative	τὴν θωήν tḕn thōḗn	τὼ θωᾱ́ tṑ thōā́	τᾱ̀ς θωᾱ́ς tā̀s thōā́s
Vocative	θωή thōḗ	θωᾱ́ thōā́	θωαί thōaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀθῷος (athôios)
θωᾰ́ζω (thōázō)

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