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Greek
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs).
Pronoun
πας • (pas) m (feminine πάσα, neuter παν)
- (archaic, only in set phrases) every, any
- Synonyms: κάθε (káthe), όποιος (ópoios)
- κατά πάσα πιθανότητα ― katá pása pithanótita ― in all likelihood
- πάσης φύσεως ― pásis fýseos ― of every kind
- ανά πάσα στιγμή ― aná pása stigmí ― at any moment
- τέλος πάντων ― télos pánton ― anyway
- εν πάση περιπτώσει ― en pási periptósei ― in any case
- (archaic, only in set phrases) whole, all
- Synonyms: ολόκληρος (olókliros), όλος (ólos)
- δια παντός ― dia pantós ― forever
- οι πάντες ― oi pántes ― everyone, everybody
- τοις πάσι ― tois pási ― (known) to everyone
Usage notes
- This pronoun is declined in Modern Greek like the Ancient word it derives from (without the polytonic accents, just the stress accent). It is nowadays only used in set phrases such as the above examples.
Declension
Related terms
- άπαντα n (ápanta, “collected works”)
Etymology 2
From the Ancient Greek ὑπάγω (hupágō).
Verb
πας • (pas)
- 2nd person singular present form of πάω (páo).
- 2nd person singular dependent form of πάω (páo).
- 2nd person singular dependent form of πηγαίνω (pigaíno).