Δελφοί

Ancient Greek

From the plural of δελφύς (delphús, “womb”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelbʰ-, see also Sanskrit गर्भ (garbha).

Δελφοί • (Delphoí) m pl (genitive Δελφῶν); second declension

Second declension of οἱ Δελφοί; τῶν Δελφῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Δελφοί hoi Delphoí
Genitive	τῶν Δελφῶν tôn Delphôn
Dative	τοῖς Δελφοῖς toîs Delphoîs
Accusative	τοὺς Δελφούς toùs Delphoús
Vocative	Δελφοί Delphoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of οἱ Δελφοί; τῶν Δελφῶν (Ionic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Δελφοί hoi Delphoí
Genitive	τῶν Δελφῶν tôn Delphôn
Dative	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Δελφοῖς / Δελφοῖσῐ / Δελφοῖσῐν toîsĭ(n) Delphoîs / Delphoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	τοὺς Δελφούς toùs Delphoús
Vocative	Δελφοί Delphoí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

“Δελφοί”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Δελφοί”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Δελφοί in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Δελφοί in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
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Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008

Δελφοί • (Delfoí) m pl