ἀποφώλιος

See also: αποφώλιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Not related to ὄφελος (óphelos, “use”). According to Beekes, probably connected to ἀπαφεῖν (apapheîn) aorist b of verb ἀπαφίσκω (apaphískō, “I deceive”) (itself probably from Pre-Greek/substrate), in which case the word originally meant "deceiving".

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.po.pʰɔ̌ː.li.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.poˈpʰo.li.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈɸo.li.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈfo.li.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.poˈfo.li.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος • (ăpophṓlĭos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον); second declension

empty, vain, idle, worthless
barren
monstrous, hybrid in the phrase by Euripides, Fragment 966
- ξύμμικτον εἶδος κἀποφώλιον τρέφος
  xúmmikton eîdos kapophṓlion tréphos
  a mixed kind and monstrous creature (of the Minotaur)

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος; ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος ăpophṓlĭos	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐοι ăpophṓlĭoi	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ ăpophṓlĭă
Genitive	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ου ăpophōlĭ́ou	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ου ăpophōlĭ́ou	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ων ăpophōlĭ́ōn	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ων ăpophōlĭ́ōn
Dative	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ῳ ăpophōlĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ῳ ăpophōlĭ́ōi	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οις ăpophōlĭ́ois	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οις ăpophōlĭ́ois
Accusative	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ους ăpophōlĭ́ous	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ ăpophṓlĭă
Vocative	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐε ăpophṓlĭe	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐοι ăpophṓlĭoi	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ ăpophṓlĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ως ăpophōlĭ́ōs		ᾰ̓ποφωλῐώτερος ăpophōlĭṓteros		ᾰ̓ποφωλῐώτᾰτος ăpophōlĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

ἀπόφωλος (apóphōlos) (Koine)