δόγμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δοκέω (dokéō) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dóŋ.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdoɡ.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðoɣ.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðoɣ.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðoɣ.ma/

Noun

δόγμᾰ • (dógma) n (genitive δόγμᾰτος); third declension

opinion, belief
decision, judgment
1. decree, edict

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ δόγμᾰ; τοῦ δόγμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ δόγμᾰ tò dógma	τὼ δόγμᾰτε tṑ dógmate	τᾰ̀ δόγμᾰτᾰ tà dógmata
Genitive	τοῦ δόγμᾰτος toû dógmatos	τοῖν δογμᾰ́τοιν toîn dogmátoin	τῶν δογμᾰ́των tôn dogmátōn
Dative	τῷ δόγμᾰτῐ tôi dógmati	τοῖν δογμᾰ́τοιν toîn dogmátoin	τοῖς δόγμᾰσῐ / δόγμᾰσῐν toîs dógmasi(n)
Accusative	τὸ δόγμᾰ tò dógma	τὼ δόγμᾰτε tṑ dógmate	τᾰ̀ δόγμᾰτᾰ tà dógmata
Vocative	δόγμᾰ dógma	δόγμᾰτε dógmate	δόγμᾰτᾰ dógmata
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

δογματικός (dogmatikós)

Descendants

→ Hebrew: דּוֹגְמָה (dogmá)
→ Latin: dogma
- → French: dogme
- → Italian: dogma
- → Russian: догма (dogma)

Further reading

“δόγμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“δόγμα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
δόγμα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
δόγμα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- decision idem, page 201.
- decree idem, page 202.
- doctrine idem, page 245.
- dogma idem, page 246.
- propaganda idem, page 653.
- resolution idem, page 702.
- teaching idem, page 859.
- tenet idem, page 862.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈðoɣma/
Hyphenation: δόγ‧μα
Older Hyphenation: δό‧γμα

Noun

δόγμα • (dógma) n (plural δόγματα)

Declension

declension of δόγμα

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	δόγμα •	δόγματα •
genitive	δόγματος •	δογμάτων •
accusative	δόγμα •	δόγματα •
vocative	δόγμα •	δόγματα •

Derived terms

αντιδογματικός (antidogmatikós, “undogmatic”, adjective)
δογματίζω (dogmatízo, “to be dogmatic”)
δογματικός (dogmatikós, “dogmatic”, adjective)
δογματισμός m (dogmatismós, “dogmatism”)

Further reading

δόγμα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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