βάσις — bāsis (base, foundation)

Lemma: βάσις

noun noun
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Definition

A “step” or “footing,” especially the act of stepping or the place where one stands; hence a “base” or “foundation” (including the base of a column) and, by extension, a “starting-point” or “principle.”

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Grammatical Analysis

"βάσις — bāsis (base, foundation)"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 3rd declension (i-stem), stem βασι-; nominative singular in -σις

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