ἐπίβλημα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on”) +‎ βλῆμα (blêma, “coverlet”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ • (epíblēma) n (genitive ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which is thrown over, covering
  2. coverlet, bedspread
  3. tapestry, hangings
  4. that which is put on, piece of embroidery, mantle, shawl
  5. patch to repair a garment

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ; τοῦ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ
tò epíblēma		 τὼ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε
tṑ epiblḗmate		 τᾰ̀ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ
tà epiblḗmata
Genitive τοῦ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτος
toû epiblḗmatos		 τοῖν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́τοιν
toîn epiblēmátoin		 τῶν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́των
tôn epiblēmátōn
Dative τῷ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτῐ
tôi epiblḗmati		 τοῖν ἐπῐβλημᾰ́τοιν
toîn epiblēmátoin		 τοῖς ἐπῐβλήμᾰσῐ / ἐπῐβλήμᾰσῐν
toîs epiblḗmasi(n)
Accusative τὸ ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ
tò epíblēma		 τὼ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε
tṑ epiblḗmate		 τᾰ̀ ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ
tà epiblḗmata
Vocative ἐπῐ́βλημᾰ
epíblēma		 ἐπῐβλήμᾰτε
epiblḗmate		 ἐπῐβλήμᾰτᾰ
epiblḗmata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἐπιβληματικός (epiblēmatikós)

Further reading
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