ῥῆμα

See also: ρήμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εἴρω (eírō, “to say”) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥῆμα • (rhêma) n (genitive ῥήματος); third declension

  1. word, saying, statement
  2. topic, subject matter
  3. phrase, sentence
  4. (grammar) verb

Inflection

Hyponyms

  • (grammar): ἐνεργητικὸν ῥῆμα (energētikòn rhêma, “active verb”), ἐπίμεσον ῥῆμα (epímeson rhêma, “middle verb”), παθητικὸν ῥῆμα (pathētikòn rhêma, “passive verb”)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: rheme
  • → French: rhème
  • → Greek: ρήμα (ríma, “verb”)
  • → German: Rhema
  • → Latin: verbum (“verb”) (semantic loan)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.