ἐπίταξις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω (epĭtắssō, “to put upon, enjoin”) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐς • (epĭ́tăxĭs) f (genitive ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεως); third declension

  1. injunction
    1. assessment
    2. a command, order
  2. command
  3. (in tactics) station on the flanks

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐς; τῆς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐς
hē epĭ́tăxĭs 		τὼ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
tṑ epĭtắxei 		αἱ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις
hai epĭtắxeis
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεως
tês epĭtắxeōs 		τοῖν ἐπῐτᾰξέοιν
toîn epĭtăxéoin 		τῶν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεων
tôn epĭtắxeōn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
têi epĭtắxei 		τοῖν ἐπῐτᾰξέοιν
toîn epĭtăxéoin 		ταῖς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσῐ / ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσῐν
taîs epĭtắxesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐν
tḕn epĭ́tăxĭn 		τὼ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
tṑ epĭtắxei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις
tā̀s epĭtắxeis
Vocative ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐ
epĭ́tăxĭ 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
epĭtắxei 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις
epĭtắxeis
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References

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