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noun · femininethird declension

apodīxis

apodīxis f (genitive apodīxis or apodīxeōs or apodīxios)
Classical[a.pɔˈdiːk.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.poˈdik.sis]

Meaning

  1. post Classicalproof, demonstration
    Crudelissima omnium feminarum, in filium meum voluisti apodixin tuae artis magicae demonstrare?Cruellest of all women, did you desire to demonstrate the proof of your magical art upon my son?5th century, Pseudo-Ambrose, Epistolae, section 1.10:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeapodīxisapodīxēs
apodīxeis
genitiveapodīxis
apodīxeōs, apodīxios		apodīxium
dativeapodīxīapodīxibus
accusativeapodīxim
apodīxin, apodīxem		apodīxēs
apodīxīs
ablativeapodīxī
apodīxe		apodīxibus
vocativeapodīxis
apodīxi		apodīxēs
apodīxeis

ăpŏdīxis, is, f., = ἀπόδειξις,
I. a conclusive proof, demonstration, = evidens prebatio, Quint. 5, 10, 7; Petr. 132, 10; Gell. 17, 5, 5 (in Quint. 5, 10, 7 al., written as Greek).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Hellenic*apó
  4. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό(ăpó)
  5. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο-(ăpo-)
  6. Ancient Greek δείκνῡμῐ(deíknūmĭ)
  7. Ancient Greek ἀποδείκνῡμι(apodeíknūmi)
  8. Ancient Greek -τῐς(-tĭs)
  9. Ancient Greek -σις(-sis)
  10. Latinapodīxis

Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apódeixis)bor. Latin apodīxis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apódeixis). Doublet of apodīxa.

Quick answers

What does apodīxis mean in Latin?
apodīxis, a noun, means “proof, demonstration”.
What is the genitive of apodīxis?
The genitive singular is apodīxis. apodīxis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce apodīxis?
In classical Latin, [a.pɔˈdiːk.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.poˈdik.sis].
Where does apodīxis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Hellenic *apó → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) → Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-) → Ancient Greek δείκνῡμῐ (deíknūmĭ) → Ancient Greek ἀποδείκνῡμι (apodeíknūmi) → Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) → Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) → Latin apodīxis.