ἀφνειός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ἄφενος (áphenos) + -ειος (-eios)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.pʰneː.ós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.pʰniˈos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.ɸniˈos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.fniˈos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.fniˈos/
Adjective
ἀφνειός • (aphneiós) m or f (neuter ἀφνειόν); second declension or
ἀφνειός • (aphneiós) m (feminine ἀφνειή, neuter ἀφνειόν); first/second declension
Declension
Two-gender paradigm:
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓φνειός ăphneiós |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειοί ăphneioí |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓φνειοῦ ăphneioû |
ᾰ̓φνειοῦ ăphneioû |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειῶν ăphneiôn |
ᾰ̓φνειῶν ăphneiôn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓φνειῷ ăphneiōî |
ᾰ̓φνειῷ ăphneiōî |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖς ăphneioîs |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖς ăphneioîs | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειούς ăphneioús |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓φνειέ ăphneié |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειοί ăphneioí |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓φνειῶς ăphneiôs |
ᾰ̓φνειότερος ăphneióteros |
ᾰ̓φνειότᾰτος ăphneiótătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓φνειός ăphneiós |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειοί ăphneioí |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓φνειοῖο ᾰ̓φνειόο ᾰ̓φνειοῦ ăphneioîo ăphneióo ăphneioû |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖο ᾰ̓φνειόο ᾰ̓φνειοῦ ăphneioîo ăphneióo ăphneioû |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖῐ̈ν ăphneioîĭ̈n |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖῐ̈ν ăphneioîĭ̈n |
ᾰ̓φνειῶν ăphneiôn |
ᾰ̓φνειῶν ăphneiôn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓φνειῷ ăphneiōî |
ᾰ̓φνειῷ ăphneiōî |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖῐ̈ν ăphneioîĭ̈n |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖῐ̈ν ăphneioîĭ̈n |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖσῐ ᾰ̓φνειοῖσῐν ᾰ̓φνειοῖς ăphneioîsĭ(n) ăphneioîs |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖσῐ ᾰ̓φνειοῖσῐν ᾰ̓φνειοῖς ăphneioîsĭ(n) ăphneioîs | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειούς ăphneioús |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓φνειέ ăphneié |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειοί ăphneioí |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓φνειῶς ăphneiôs |
ᾰ̓φνειότερος ăphneióteros |
ᾰ̓φνειότᾰτος ăphneiótătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Three-gender paradigm:
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓φνειός ăphneiós |
ᾰ̓φνειή ăphneiḗ |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειᾱ́ ăphneiā́ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειοί ăphneioí |
ᾰ̓φνειαί ăphneiaí |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | |||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓φνειοῦ ăphneioû |
ᾰ̓φνειῆς ăphneiês |
ᾰ̓φνειοῦ ăphneioû |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειαῖν ăphneiaîn |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειῶν ăphneiôn |
ᾰ̓φνειῶν ăphneiôn |
ᾰ̓φνειῶν ăphneiôn | |||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓φνειῷ ăphneiōî |
ᾰ̓φνειῇ ăphneiēî |
ᾰ̓φνειῷ ăphneiōî |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειαῖν ăphneiaîn |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖν ăphneioîn |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖς ăphneioîs |
ᾰ̓φνειαῖς ăphneiaîs |
ᾰ̓φνειοῖς ăphneioîs | |||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειήν ăphneiḗn |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειᾱ́ ăphneiā́ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειούς ăphneioús |
ᾰ̓φνειᾱ́ς ăphneiā́s |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | |||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓φνειέ ăphneié |
ᾰ̓φνειή ăphneiḗ |
ᾰ̓φνειόν ăphneión |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειᾱ́ ăphneiā́ |
ᾰ̓φνειώ ăphneiṓ |
ᾰ̓φνειοί ăphneioí |
ᾰ̓φνειαί ăphneiaí |
ᾰ̓φνειᾰ́ ăphneiắ | |||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓φνειῶς ăphneiôs |
ᾰ̓φνειότερος ăphneióteros |
ᾰ̓φνειότᾰτος ăphneiótătos | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Further reading
- “ἀφνειός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀφνειός in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀφνειός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ἀφνειός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.