ζάφελος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ζᾰφελής (zăphelḗs)

Etymology

The word is little attested alone and thus its origin remains unknown. Perhaps the first part corresponds to ζα- (za-), the Aeolic form of δια- (dia-, “through”). Furnée suggests connection with ζάψ (záps, “surf”), and takes it as Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zdá.pʰe.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈza.pʰe.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈza.ɸe.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈza.fe.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈza.fe.los/

Adjective

ζᾰ́φελος • (zắphelos) m or f (neuter ζᾰ́φελον); second declension

violent

Declension

Second declension of ζᾰ́φελος; ζᾰ́φελον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ζᾰ́φελος zắphelos	ζᾰ́φελον zắphelon	ζᾰφέλω zăphélō	ζᾰφέλω zăphélō	ζᾰ́φελοι zắpheloi	ζᾰ́φελᾰ zắphelă
Genitive	ζᾰφέλου zăphélou	ζᾰφέλου zăphélou	ζᾰφέλοιν zăphéloin	ζᾰφέλοιν zăphéloin	ζᾰφέλων zăphélōn	ζᾰφέλων zăphélōn
Dative	ζᾰφέλῳ zăphélōi	ζᾰφέλῳ zăphélōi	ζᾰφέλοιν zăphéloin	ζᾰφέλοιν zăphéloin	ζᾰφέλοις zăphélois	ζᾰφέλοις zăphélois
Accusative	ζᾰ́φελον zắphelon	ζᾰ́φελον zắphelon	ζᾰφέλω zăphélō	ζᾰφέλω zăphélō	ζᾰφέλους zăphélous	ζᾰ́φελᾰ zắphelă
Vocative	ζᾰ́φελε zắphele	ζᾰ́φελον zắphelon	ζᾰφέλω zăphélō	ζᾰφέλω zăphélō	ζᾰ́φελοι zắpheloi	ζᾰ́φελᾰ zắphelă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ζᾰφέλως zăphélōs		ζᾰφελώτερος zăphelṓteros		ζᾰφελώτᾰτος zăphelṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπῐζᾰ́φελος (epĭzắphelos)