peripeteia
Lemma: περιπέτεια
noun
noun
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Added Nov 17, 2025
Definition
περιπέτεια (peripeteia): A sudden reversal of fortune or circumstances in a tragedy or narrative—the turning point at which the protagonist’s situation shifts from favorable to adverse (often leading to catastrophe).
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Grammatical Analysis
"peripeteia"
Case: nominative (likely, but could also be vocative or accusative depending on context; analyzed as nominative by default)
Number: singular
Gender: feminine
Declension: first
Related Forms of περιπέτεια
2 forms discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: