ἐκτένεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from ἐκτενής (ektenḗs).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἐκτένεια • (ekténeia) f (genitive ἐκτενειας); first declension

  1. (properly) extension
  2. (figuratively) strenuousness, intentness, perseverance, zeal
  3. (Christianity) a litany in the Byzantine Rite

Inflection
First declension of ἡ ἐκτένειᾰ; τῆς ἐκτενείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐκτένειᾰ
hē ekténeia		 τὼ ἐκτενείᾱ
tṑ ekteneíā		 αἱ ἐκτένειαι
hai ekténeiai
Genitive τῆς ἐκτενείᾱς
tês ekteneíās		 τοῖν ἐκτενείαιν
toîn ekteneíain		 τῶν ἐκτενειῶν
tôn ekteneiôn
Dative τῇ ἐκτενείᾳ
têi ekteneíāi		 τοῖν ἐκτενείαιν
toîn ekteneíain		 ταῖς ἐκτενείαις
taîs ekteneíais
Accusative τὴν ἐκτένειᾰν
tḕn ekténeian		 τὼ ἐκτενείᾱ
tṑ ekteneíā		 τᾱ̀ς ἐκτενείᾱς
tā̀s ekteneíās
Vocative ἐκτένειᾰ
ekténeia		 ἐκτενείᾱ
ekteneíā		 ἐκτένειαι
ekténeiai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Old Church Slavonic: ектенїѧ (ektenię)
  • → English: ektenia
  • → Romanian: ectenie

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