σιφλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word shares the formation with τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”) and χωλός (khōlós, “lame”). Besides this word, there are also σιφνός (siphnós, “empty, void”) and σιπαλός (sipalós, “blinded; maimed”). Because of the variants σιφλ-/σιφν-/σιπαλ-, the word is probably of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /si.pʰlós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /siˈpʰlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /siˈɸlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /siˈflos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /siˈflos/

Adjective

σῐφλός • (sĭphlós) m (feminine σῐφλή, neuter σῐφλόν); first/second declension

Inflection

First and second declension of σῐφλός; σῐφλή; σῐφλόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σῐφλός sĭphlós	σῐφλή sĭphlḗ	σῐφλόν sĭphlón	σῐφλώ sĭphlṓ	σῐφλᾱ́ sĭphlā́	σῐφλώ sĭphlṓ	σῐφλοί sĭphloí	σῐφλαί sĭphlaí	σῐφλᾰ́ sĭphlắ
Genitive	σῐφλοῦ sĭphloû	σῐφλῆς sĭphlês	σῐφλοῦ sĭphloû	σῐφλοῖν sĭphloîn	σῐφλαῖν sĭphlaîn	σῐφλοῖν sĭphloîn	σῐφλῶν sĭphlôn	σῐφλῶν sĭphlôn	σῐφλῶν sĭphlôn
Dative	σῐφλῷ sĭphlōî	σῐφλῇ sĭphlēî	σῐφλῷ sĭphlōî	σῐφλοῖν sĭphloîn	σῐφλαῖν sĭphlaîn	σῐφλοῖν sĭphloîn	σῐφλοῖς sĭphloîs	σῐφλαῖς sĭphlaîs	σῐφλοῖς sĭphloîs
Accusative	σῐφλόν sĭphlón	σῐφλήν sĭphlḗn	σῐφλόν sĭphlón	σῐφλώ sĭphlṓ	σῐφλᾱ́ sĭphlā́	σῐφλώ sĭphlṓ	σῐφλούς sĭphloús	σῐφλᾱ́ς sĭphlā́s	σῐφλᾰ́ sĭphlắ
Vocative	σῐφλέ sĭphlé	σῐφλή sĭphlḗ	σῐφλόν sĭphlón	σῐφλώ sĭphlṓ	σῐφλᾱ́ sĭphlā́	σῐφλώ sĭphlṓ	σῐφλοί sĭphloí	σῐφλαί sĭphlaí	σῐφλᾰ́ sĭphlắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σῐφλῶς sĭphlôs			σῐφλότερος sĭphlóteros			σῐφλότᾰτος sĭphlótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σίφλος (síphlos)
σιφλόω (siphlóō)
σίφλωμα (síphlōma)