ἀμφήκης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμφι- (amphi-, “on two sides”) +‎ ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰɛ̌ː.kɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰe̝.ke̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.cis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.cis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.cis/

Adjective

ἀμφήκης • (amphḗkēs) m or f (neuter ἄμφηκες); third declension

two-edged

Declension

Third declension of ᾰ̓μφήκης; ᾰ̓́μφηκες (contracted, Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μφήκης ămphḗkēs		ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes	ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφήκεις ămphḗkeis		ᾰ̓μφήκη ămphḗkē
Genitive	ᾰ̓μφήκους ămphḗkous		ᾰ̓μφήκους ămphḗkous	ᾰ̓μφήκοιν ămphḗkoin		ᾰ̓μφήκοιν ămphḗkoin	ᾰ̓μφήκων ămphḗkōn		ᾰ̓μφήκων ămphḗkōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφήκοιν ămphḗkoin		ᾰ̓μφήκοιν ămphḗkoin	ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐ ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐν ămphḗkesĭ(n)		ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐ ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐν ămphḗkesĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓μφήκη ămphḗkē		ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes	ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφήκεις ămphḗkeis		ᾰ̓μφήκη ămphḗkē
Vocative	ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes		ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes	ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφήκεις ămphḗkeis		ᾰ̓μφήκη ămphḗkē
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μφήκως ămphḗkōs			ᾰ̓μφηκέστερος ămphēkésteros			ᾰ̓μφηκέστᾰτος ămphēkéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰ̓μφήκης; ᾰ̓́μφηκες (uncontracted, Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μφήκης ămphḗkēs		ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes	ᾰ̓μφήκεε ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkee ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκεε ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkee ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφήκεες ᾰ̓μφήκεις ămphḗkees ămphḗkeis		ᾰ̓μφήκεᾰ ămphḗkeă
Genitive	ᾰ̓μφήκεος ᾰ̓μφήκευς ămphḗkeos ămphḗkeus		ᾰ̓μφήκεος ᾰ̓μφήκευς ămphḗkeos ămphḗkeus	ᾰ̓μφηκέοιῐ̈ν ămphēkéoiĭ̈n		ᾰ̓μφηκέοιῐ̈ν ămphēkéoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓μφηκέων ămphēkéōn		ᾰ̓μφηκέων ămphēkéōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μφήκεῐ̈ ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkeĭ̈ ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκεῐ̈ ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkeĭ̈ ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφηκέοιῐ̈ν ămphēkéoiĭ̈n		ᾰ̓μφηκέοιῐ̈ν ămphēkéoiĭ̈n	ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐ ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐν ᾰ̓μφήκεσσῐ ᾰ̓μφήκεσσῐν ᾰ̓μφηκέεσσῐ ᾰ̓μφηκέεσσῐν ămphḗkesĭ(n) ămphḗkessĭ(n) ămphēkéessĭ(n)		ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐ ᾰ̓μφήκεσῐν ᾰ̓μφήκεσσῐ ᾰ̓μφήκεσσῐν ᾰ̓μφηκέεσσῐ ᾰ̓μφηκέεσσῐν ămphḗkesĭ(n) ămphḗkessĭ(n) ămphēkéessĭ(n)
Accusative	ᾰ̓μφήκεᾰ ămphḗkeă		ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes	ᾰ̓μφήκεε ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkee ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκεε ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkee ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφήκεᾰς ămphḗkeăs		ᾰ̓μφήκεᾰ ămphḗkeă
Vocative	ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes		ᾰ̓́μφηκες ắmphēkes	ᾰ̓μφήκεε ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkee ămphḗkei		ᾰ̓μφήκεε ᾰ̓μφήκει ămphḗkee ămphḗkei	ᾰ̓μφήκεες ᾰ̓μφήκεις ămphḗkees ămphḗkeis		ᾰ̓μφήκεᾰ ămphḗkeă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μφηκέως ămphēkéōs			ᾰ̓μφηκέστερος ămphēkésteros			ᾰ̓μφηκέστᾰτος ămphēkéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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