ἐπίταξις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐτᾰ́σσω (epitássō, “to put upon, enjoin”) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐς • (epítaxis) 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 epítaxis 		τὼ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
tṑ epitáxei 		αἱ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις
hai epitáxeis
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεως
tês epitáxeōs 		τοῖν ἐπῐτᾰξέοιν
toîn epitaxéoin 		τῶν ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεων
tôn epitáxeōn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
têi epitáxei 		τοῖν ἐπῐτᾰξέοιν
toîn epitaxéoin 		ταῖς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσῐ / ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεσῐν
taîs epitáxesi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐν
tḕn epítaxin 		τὼ ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
tṑ epitáxei 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις
tā̀s epitáxeis
Vocative ἐπῐ́τᾰξῐ
epítaxi 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξει
epitáxei 		ἐπῐτᾰ́ξεις
epitáxeis
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