ἀποθήκη

See also: αποθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi, “to put away”), from ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) +‎ τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”). Other suggestion, related to ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.po.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /a.poˈθi.ci/ → /a.poˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.po.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.poˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.poˈθi.ci/

Noun

ᾰ̓ποθήκη • (ăpothḗkē) f (genitive ᾰ̓ποθήκης); first declension

1. repository, storehouse, warehouse

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ποθήκη; τῆς ᾰ̓ποθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓ποθήκη hē ăpothḗkē	τὼ ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱ tṑ ăpothḗkā	αἱ ᾰ̓ποθῆκαι hai ăpothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ποθήκης tês ăpothḗkēs	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποθήκαιν toîn ăpothḗkain	τῶν ᾰ̓ποθηκῶν tôn ăpothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ποθήκῃ tēî ăpothḗkēi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποθήκαιν toîn ăpothḗkain	ταῖς ᾰ̓ποθήκαις taîs ăpothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓ποθήκην tḕn ăpothḗkēn	τὼ ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱ tṑ ăpothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱς tā̀s ăpothḗkās
Vocative	ᾰ̓ποθήκη ăpothḗkē	ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱ ăpothḗkā	ᾰ̓ποθῆκαι ăpothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: αποθήκη (apothíki)
• → English: apotheke
• → Latin: apothēca (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “ἀποθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀποθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀποθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀποθήκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• G596 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • armory idem, page 40.
  • barn idem, page 63.
  • cellar idem, page 120.
  • closet idem, page 139.
  • cupboard idem, page 189.
  • depository idem, page 212.
  • garner idem, page 354.
  • granary idem, page 369.
  • loft idem, page 497.
  • magazine idem, page 507.
  • repository idem, page 697.
  • store idem, page 820.
  • store house idem, page 820.
  • warehouse idem, page 964.