ἀμφικέφαλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀμφικέφαλλος (amphiképhallos), ἀμφικνέφαλλος (amphiknéphallos), ἀμφικνέφαλος (amphiknéphalos)

Etymology

From ἀμφι- (amphi-, on both sides) +‎ κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰi.ké.pʰa.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.pʰiˈke.pʰa.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.ɸiˈce.ɸa.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈce.fa.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈce.fa.los/

Adjective

ἀμφῐκέφᾰλος • (amphĭképhălos) m or f (neuter ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον); second declension

two-headed
(of the femur) with two apophyses
(of a couch) having two places for the head

Declension

Second declension of ἀμφῐκέφᾰλος; ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλος amphĭképhălos	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphĭképhălon	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphĭkephắlō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphĭkephắlō	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλοι amphĭképhăloi	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλᾰ amphĭképhălă
Genitive	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λου amphĭkephắlou	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λου amphĭkephắlou	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphĭkephắloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphĭkephắloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λων amphĭkephắlōn	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λων amphĭkephắlōn
Dative	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λῳ amphĭkephắlōi	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λῳ amphĭkephắlōi	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphĭkephắloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphĭkephắloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοις amphĭkephắlois	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοις amphĭkephắlois
Accusative	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphĭképhălon	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphĭképhălon	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphĭkephắlō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphĭkephắlō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λους amphĭkephắlous	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλᾰ amphĭképhălă
Vocative	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλε amphĭképhăle	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphĭképhălon	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphĭkephắlō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphĭkephắlō	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλοι amphĭképhăloi	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλᾰ amphĭképhălă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λως amphĭkephắlōs		ἀμφῐκεφᾰλώτερος amphĭkephălṓteros		ἀμφῐκεφᾰλώτᾰτος amphĭkephălṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.