ἀμφίβολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμφιβάλλω (amphibállō, “to waver, to hesitate”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.bo.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.bo.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.βo.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vo.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vo.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολος • (ămphĭ́bolos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον); second declension

(passive meaning) dubious, doubtful
(active meaning) wavering, hesitant, uncertain

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολος; ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολος ămphĭ́bolos	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον ămphĭ́bolon	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω ămphĭbólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω ămphĭbólō	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολοι ămphĭ́boloi	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολᾰ ămphĭ́bolă
Genitive	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλου ămphĭbólou	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλου ămphĭbólou	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν ămphĭbóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν ămphĭbóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλων ămphĭbólōn	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλων ămphĭbólōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλῳ ămphĭbólōi	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλῳ ămphĭbólōi	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν ămphĭbóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν ămphĭbóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοις ămphĭbólois	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοις ămphĭbólois
Accusative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον ămphĭ́bolon	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον ămphĭ́bolon	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω ămphĭbólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω ămphĭbólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλους ămphĭbólous	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολᾰ ămphĭ́bolă
Vocative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολε ămphĭ́bole	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον ămphĭ́bolon	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω ămphĭbólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω ămphĭbólō	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολοι ămphĭ́boloi	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολᾰ ămphĭ́bolă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλως ămphĭbólōs		ᾰ̓μφῐβολώτερος ămphĭbolṓteros		ᾰ̓μφῐβολώτᾰτος ămphĭbolṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀμφιβολέω (amphiboléō)
ἀμφιβολίᾱ (amphibolíā)