catabasis

Lemma: κατάβασις

noun noun
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Definition

a going down, descent; esp. a descent from higher ground, or the downward course of a river. In later use also a “katabasis,” a descent into the underworld.

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Grammatical Analysis

"catabasis"

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 3rd declension (stem in -σι-, -σις type)

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