ἐπίπασμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπι- (epi-, “on, over”) +‎ πάσσω (pássō, “to sprinkle”) +‎ -μα (-ma, noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pí.paz.ma/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.paz.ma/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.paz.ma/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.paz.ma/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.paz.ma/

Noun

ἐπίπασμᾰ • (epípasmă) n (genitive ἐπῐπάσμᾰτος); third declension

a powder or substance for sprinkling; something sprinkled on
(medicine) a powdered preparation applied by sprinkling
- 1 CE – 100 CE, Aretaeus, De Curatione Acutorum Morborum 2.2:
  ἐπίπασμα ῥοός
  epípasma rhoós
  a sprinkling powder for fluxes
(cooking) a topping or sprinkling (especially on bread)
- Sch., Theoc. 15.114:
  ἐπίπασμα ἄρτων
  epípasma ártōn
  a sprinkling for bread

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ἐπῐ́πᾰσμᾰ; τοῦ ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἐπῐ́πᾰσμᾰ tò epĭ́păsmă	τὼ ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτε tṑ epĭpắsmăte	τᾰ̀ ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτᾰ tằ epĭpắsmătă
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτος toû epĭpắsmătos	τοῖν ἐπῐπᾰσμᾰ́τοιν toîn epĭpăsmắtoin	τῶν ἐπῐπᾰσμᾰ́των tôn epĭpăsmắtōn
Dative	τῷ ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτῐ tōî epĭpắsmătĭ	τοῖν ἐπῐπᾰσμᾰ́τοιν toîn epĭpăsmắtoin	τοῖς ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰσῐ / ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰσῐν toîs epĭpắsmăsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἐπῐ́πᾰσμᾰ tò epĭ́păsmă	τὼ ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτε tṑ epĭpắsmăte	τᾰ̀ ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτᾰ tằ epĭpắsmătă
Vocative	ἐπῐ́πᾰσμᾰ epĭ́păsmă	ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτε epĭpắsmăte	ἐπῐπᾰ́σμᾰτᾰ epĭpắsmătă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

ἔγχρῑστος (énkhrīstos)
ἐπίπαστος (epípastos)
ἐπίχριστος (epíkhristos)

Usage notes

The noun ἐπίπασμα (epípasma) belongs to a technical vocabulary distinguishing modes of application. It contrasts especially with ἔγχριστον (énkhriston), which denotes substances applied by rubbing, and refers instead to preparations applied by sprinkling, typically in powdered form. In medical texts, it often implies external, dry application.