ἀργεϊφόντης
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ἀργειφόντης (argeiphóntēs)
- Ἀργεϊφόντης (Argeïphóntēs), Ἀργειφόντης (Argeiphóntēs) — when interpreted as ‘slayer of Argos’
Etymology
Uncertain; suggestions for a literal meaning include:
- ‘slayer of Argos’, from Ἄργος (Árgos) + φόνος (phónos) + -της (-tēs)
- ‘serpent-slayer’ from ἀργῆς (argês) + φόνος (phónos) + -της (-tēs)
- ‘swift-appearing’ from ἀργός (argós) + φαίνω (phaínō) + -της (-tēs)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ar.ɡe.i.pʰón.tɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ar.ɡe.iˈpʰon.te̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ar.ʝe.iˈɸon.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.dis/
Proper noun
ἀργεϊφόντης • (argeïphóntēs) m (genitive ἀργεϊφόντου); first declension
- epithet of Hermes, literal meaning uncertain (see Etymology above)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ ἀργεϊφόντης ho argeïphóntēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀργεϊφόντου toû argeïphóntou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀργεϊφόντῃ tōî argeïphóntēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀργεϊφόντην tòn argeïphóntēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀργεϊφόντᾰ argeïphóntă | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἀργεϊφόντης argeïphóntēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | ἀργεϊφόντᾱο / ἀργεϊφόντε͜ω / ἀργεϊφόντω argeïphóntāo / argeïphónte͜ō / argeïphóntō | ||||||||||||
| Dative | ἀργεϊφόντῃ argeïphóntēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | ἀργεϊφόντην argeïphóntēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀργεϊφόντᾰ argeïphóntă | ||||||||||||
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Further reading
- ἀργεϊφόντης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “Ἀργειφόντης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press