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διάλεξη
lecture /ði.ˈa.lek.si/
nounC1#3878 most common
Also: talk, seminar
Example sentences
Η διάλεξη αρχίζει στις δέκα.
The lecture starts at ten.
Πήγα σε μια διάλεξη χθες το βράδυ.
I went to a lecture last night.
Η διάλεξη ήταν πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα.
The lecture was very interesting.
Ο καθηγητής έδωσε μια διάλεξη για την αρχαία ελληνική φιλοσοφία.
The professor gave a lecture on ancient Greek philosophy.
Μετά τη διάλεξη, οι φοιτητές έκαναν πολλές ερωτήσεις.
After the lecture, the students asked many questions.
Η διάλεξη προκάλεσε έντονη συζήτηση σχετικά με τις πολιτικές επιπτώσεις της έρευνας.
The lecture sparked intense discussion about the political implications of the research.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η διάλεξη | οι διαλέξεις |
| Genitive | της διάλεξης | των διαλέξεων |
| Accusative | τη διάλεξη | τις διαλέξεις |
| Vocative | διάλεξη | διαλέξεις |
Word family
διαλέγομαιto converse, to discourse
διάλογοςdialogue
λέξηwordλεξικόdictionary
ομιλητήςspeaker, lecturer
Etymology
The word comes from the ancient Greek verb διαλέγομαι, meaning to converse or discourse, itself built from the prefix διά (through, between) and the verb λέγω (to speak, to say). In antiquity it referred to a discourse or dialogue, and over time the modern sense narrowed to mean a formal lecture or talk. The root λέγω is one of the most productive verbal roots in Greek, feeding many everyday and technical words.
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