ἀκροβυστία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The first element is ἄκρος (ákros, “topmost, outermost”). The second element is uncertain. Was traditionally thought to be βύω (búō, “to stuff, plug”), but this is almost certainly incorrect. The word could be an alternative form of ἀκροποσθία (akroposthía, “foreskin”), making the second element akin to πόσθη (pósthē, “penis, foreskin”). Could also be from a Semitic root, such as Hebrew בֹּשֶׁת (bōšeṯ, “shame”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kro.bys.tí.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kro.bysˈti.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.kro.βysˈti.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.kro.vysˈti.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.kro.visˈti.a/

Noun

ἀκροβυστίᾱ • (akrobustíā) f (genitive ἀκροβυστίᾱς); first declension

foreskin
- 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 17.11
- 280 BCE – 220 BCE, Philo of Byzantium, Fragments 49
- New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 11:3
the state of having the foreskin, uncircumcision
- New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 2:25
1. (collectively) those who are not circumcised, the uncircumcised
  - New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 2:26
  - New Testament, Epistle to the Romans 3:30

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱ hē akrobustĭ́ā	τὼ ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱ tṑ akrobustĭ́ā	αἱ ἀκροβυστῐ́αι hai akrobustĭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱς tês akrobustĭ́ās	τοῖν ἀκροβυστῐ́αιν toîn akrobustĭ́ain	τῶν ἀκροβυστῐῶν tôn akrobustĭôn
Dative	τῇ ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾳ têi akrobustĭ́āi	τοῖν ἀκροβυστῐ́αιν toîn akrobustĭ́ain	ταῖς ἀκροβυστῐ́αις taîs akrobustĭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱν tḕn akrobustĭ́ān	τὼ ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱ tṑ akrobustĭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱς tā̀s akrobustĭ́ās
Vocative	ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱ akrobustĭ́ā	ἀκροβυστῐ́ᾱ akrobustĭ́ā	ἀκροβυστῐ́αι akrobustĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: ακροβυστία f (akrovystía, “foreskin”)

ἀκροβυστία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Noun

Inflection

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