Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
μάθημα
something that is learned: a lesson
Transliteration: mathema
Dictionary forms: μάθημᾰ, μαθήμᾰτος
Inflection: third declension
Meaning and definitions
- something that is learned: a lesson
- learning, knowledge
- the mathematical sciences in particular, the quadrivium: arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and astrology, harmonics
- a creed
Connected roots
- math-
learning
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- mathematics
the abstract science of number, quantity, and space
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| μάθημᾰ | nom. sg. |
| μαθήμᾰτᾰ | nom. pl. |
| μαθήμᾰτος | gen. sg. |
| μαθημᾰ́των | gen. pl. |
| μαθήμᾰτῐ | dat. sg. |
| μαθήμᾰσῐ | dat. pl. |
| μαθήμᾰσῐν | dat. pl. |
| μάθημᾰ | acc. sg. |
| μαθήμᾰτᾰ | acc. pl. |
| μάθημᾰ | voc. sg. |
| μαθήμᾰτᾰ | voc. pl. |
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