σκέψις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκέπτομαι (sképtomai, to consider) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκέψῐς (sképsisf (genitive σκέψεως); third declension

  1. viewing, sensory perception, observation
  2. examination, speculation, consideration
    • 428 BCE, Euripides, Hippolytus, David Kovacs (ed.), lines 1320-1324.
      σὺ δ᾽ ἔν τ᾽ ἐκείνῳ κἀν ἐμοὶ φαίνῃ κακός, / ὃς οὔτε πίστιν οὔτε μάντεων ὄπα / ἔμεινας, οὐκ ἤλεγξας, οὐ χρόνῳ μακρῷ / σκέψιν παρέσχες, ἀλλὰ θᾶσσον ἤ σ᾽ ἐχρῆν / ἀρὰς ἀφῆκας παιδὶ καὶ κατέκτανες.
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  3. (philosophy, chiefly Scepticism) doubt, hesitation
  4. (politics) resolution, decree

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: σκέψη (sképsi)
  • English: scepsis

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