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επιταγή
check (a bank cheque) /epitaˈʝi/
nounB1#1129 most common
Also: order, directive, imperative (moral or legal)
Example sentences
Πλήρωσα με επιταγή.
I paid with a check.
Η τράπεζα δέχεται επιταγές.
The bank accepts checks.
Έγραψα μια επιταγή για το ενοίκιο.
I wrote a check for the rent.
Η επιταγή δεν είχε αντίκρισμα και επεστράφη.
The check bounced and was returned.
Ο δικαστής εξέδωσε επιταγή για άμεση συμμόρφωση.
The judge issued an order for immediate compliance.
Η ηθική επιταγή του καθήκοντος υπερισχύει κάθε προσωπικού συμφέροντος.
The moral imperative of duty outweighs any personal interest.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η επιταγή | οι επιταγές |
| Genitive | της επιταγής | των επιταγών |
| Accusative | την επιταγή | τις επιταγές |
| Vocative | επιταγή | επιταγές |
Word family
επιτάσσωto order, command, enjoin
διαταγήorder, command (often military)συνταγήrecipe; medical prescriptionτάξηorder, class, rankEtymology
Επιταγή comes from ancient Greek ἐπιταγή, meaning a command or injunction. It is built on the verb ἐπιτάσσω, to enjoin or order, which joins ἐπί (upon) with τάσσω (to arrange, to put in order). The banking sense, a written order to a bank to pay a sum, grew naturally out of the older meaning of a formal command.
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