ἐκπληξία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

έκπληξη (ékplēxē)

Etymology

From ἔκπληξῐς (ékplēxĭs, “consternation”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, nominal suffix), from ἐκπλήσσω (ekplḗssō, “to drive out one's senses by a sudden shock”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.plɛːk.sí.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ek.ple̝kˈsi.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ek.plikˈsi.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ek.plikˈsi.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ek.plikˈsi.a/

Noun

ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ • (ekplēxĭ́ā) f (genitive ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς); first declension

Amazement, terror.
1. Admiration.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ hē ekplēxĭ́ā	τὼ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ tṑ ekplēxĭ́ā	αἱ ἐκπληξῐ́αι hai ekplēxĭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς tês ekplēxĭ́ās	τοῖν ἐκπληξῐ́αιν toîn ekplēxĭ́ain	τῶν ἐκπληξῐῶν tôn ekplēxĭôn
Dative	τῇ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾳ têi ekplēxĭ́āi	τοῖν ἐκπληξῐ́αιν toîn ekplēxĭ́ain	ταῖς ἐκπληξῐ́αις taîs ekplēxĭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱν tḕn ekplēxĭ́ān	τὼ ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ tṑ ekplēxĭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱς tā̀s ekplēxĭ́ās
Vocative	ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ ekplēxĭ́ā	ἐκπληξῐ́ᾱ ekplēxĭ́ā	ἐκπληξῐ́αι ekplēxĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

⇒ English: hyperekplexia