περίχρισμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περι- (peri-, “around”) +‎ χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “ointment, anointing”), from χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō, “to rub, smear, anoint”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περίχρῑσμᾰ • (períkhrīsmă) n (genitive περιχρῑ́σμᾰτος); third declension

  1. an ointment, salve, or coating
  2. (figurative) something applied to make something more acceptable or pleasant
    • 110 BCE – 35 BCE, Philodemus, On Music 96.K.:
      τὰ περίχρισματα τῶν παιδευόντων
      tà períkhrismata tôn paideuóntōn
      the “coatings” of teachers (music as sugar-coating)

Declension

Third declension of τὸ περῐ́χρῑσμᾰ; τοῦ περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ περῐ́χρῑσμᾰ
tò perĭ́khrīsmă 		τὼ περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτε
tṑ perĭkhrī́smăte 		τᾰ̀ περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτᾰ
tằ perĭkhrī́smătă
Genitive τοῦ περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτος
toû perĭkhrī́smătos 		τοῖν περῐχρῑσμᾰ́τοιν
toîn perĭkhrīsmắtoin 		τῶν περῐχρῑσμᾰ́των
tôn perĭkhrīsmắtōn
Dative τῷ περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτῐ
tōî perĭkhrī́smătĭ 		τοῖν περῐχρῑσμᾰ́τοιν
toîn perĭkhrīsmắtoin 		τοῖς περῐχρῑ́σμᾰσῐ / περῐχρῑ́σμᾰσῐν
toîs perĭkhrī́smăsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ περῐ́χρῑσμᾰ
tò perĭ́khrīsmă 		τὼ περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτε
tṑ perĭkhrī́smăte 		τᾰ̀ περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτᾰ
tằ perĭkhrī́smătă
Vocative περῐ́χρῑσμᾰ
perĭ́khrīsmă 		περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτε
perĭkhrī́smăte 		περῐχρῑ́σμᾰτᾰ
perĭkhrī́smătă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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