οὐσία | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Being; substance or essence—what a thing is in itself. In philosophical usage, “substance/essence”; more generally, one’s property or possessions (estate).

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Grammatical Analysis

"οὐσία"

Note on form: The exact form οὐσία is historically the feminine singular nominative of the present active participle of εἰμί (‘to be’), used as a noun (‘being, substance, essence’).

Verb type of underlying verb: -μι verb (εἰμί)

Case: nominative

Number: singular

Gender: feminine

Declension: 1st declension (α-stem noun in -ία)

Related Forms of οὐσία

5 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

Ousia nominative (can also serve as accusative or vocati... ousia nominative, singular, feminine ουσία nominative, singular, feminine οὐσίας genitive, singular, feminine οὐσίας genitive, singular, feminine

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