ῥῆσις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From stem ῥη- of εἴρω (eírō, “to say”) +‎ -σις (-sis, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥῆσῐς • (rhêsis) f (genitive ῥήσεως); third declension

  1. speech
  2. tale
  3. declaration
  4. report
  5. passage (in a text)
  6. manner of speech

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀνάρρησις (anárrhēsis, “proclamation”)
  • ἀντίρρησις (antírrhēsis, “counter-statement”)
  • ἀρρησία (arrhēsía, “silence”)
  • παράρρησις (parárrhēsis, “incorrect expression”)
  • παρρησία (parrhēsía, “frankness”)
  • πρόρρησις (prórrhēsis)

Further reading

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