νῆψις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νήφω (nḗphō) +‎ -σις (-sis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νῆψῐς • (nêpsĭs) f (genitive νῆψεως); third declension

  1. sobriety, soberness, temperance
  2. wakefulness, alertness

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ νῆψῐς; τῆς νήψεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ νῆψῐς
hē nêpsĭs 		τὼ νήψει
tṑ nḗpsei 		αἱ νήψεις
hai nḗpseis
Genitive τῆς νήψεως
tês nḗpseōs 		τοῖν νηψέοιν
toîn nēpséoin 		τῶν νήψεων
tôn nḗpseōn
Dative τῇ νήψει
tēî nḗpsei 		τοῖν νηψέοιν
toîn nēpséoin 		ταῖς νήψεσῐ / νήψεσῐν
taîs nḗpsesĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν νῆψῐν
tḕn nêpsĭn 		τὼ νήψει
tṑ nḗpsei 		τᾱ̀ς νήψεις
tā̀s nḗpseis
Vocative νῆψῐ
nêpsĭ 		νήψει
nḗpsei 		νήψεις
nḗpseis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἔκνηψις (éknēpsis)
  • νήφων (nḗphōn)

Further reading

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