ἀφαυρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Furnée compares φαῦρος (phaûros, “light”), φλαῦρος (phlaûros, “indifferent, bad”) and φαῦλος (phaûlos, “insignificant”). Beekes suggests that ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dark”) is also cognate and believes that this is a Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pʰau̯.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.pʰawˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɸaˈβros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.faˈvros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.faˈvros/

Adjective

ἀφαυρός • (aphaurós) m (feminine ἀφαυρᾱ́, neuter ἀφαυρόν); first/second declension

weak, feeble, powerless
Synonyms: ἀκῐδνός (akĭdnós), ἀσθενής (asthenḗs), μῶλῠς (môlŭs)

Inflection

First and second declension of ἀφαυρός; ἀφαυρᾱ́; ἀφαυρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀφαυρός aphaurós	ἀφαυρᾱ́ aphaurā́	ἀφαυρόν aphaurón	ἀφαυρώ aphaurṓ	ἀφαυρᾱ́ aphaurā́	ἀφαυρώ aphaurṓ	ἀφαυροί aphauroí	ἀφαυραί aphauraí	ἀφαυρᾰ́ aphaurắ
Genitive	ἀφαυροῦ aphauroû	ἀφαυρᾶς aphaurâs	ἀφαυροῦ aphauroû	ἀφαυροῖν aphauroîn	ἀφαυραῖν aphauraîn	ἀφαυροῖν aphauroîn	ἀφαυρῶν aphaurôn	ἀφαυρῶν aphaurôn	ἀφαυρῶν aphaurôn
Dative	ἀφαυρῷ aphaurōî	ἀφαυρᾷ aphaurāî	ἀφαυρῷ aphaurōî	ἀφαυροῖν aphauroîn	ἀφαυραῖν aphauraîn	ἀφαυροῖν aphauroîn	ἀφαυροῖς aphauroîs	ἀφαυραῖς aphauraîs	ἀφαυροῖς aphauroîs
Accusative	ἀφαυρόν aphaurón	ἀφαυρᾱ́ν aphaurā́n	ἀφαυρόν aphaurón	ἀφαυρώ aphaurṓ	ἀφαυρᾱ́ aphaurā́	ἀφαυρώ aphaurṓ	ἀφαυρούς aphauroús	ἀφαυρᾱ́ς aphaurā́s	ἀφαυρᾰ́ aphaurắ
Vocative	ἀφαυρέ aphauré	ἀφαυρᾱ́ aphaurā́	ἀφαυρόν aphaurón	ἀφαυρώ aphaurṓ	ἀφαυρᾱ́ aphaurā́	ἀφαυρώ aphaurṓ	ἀφαυροί aphauroí	ἀφαυραί aphauraí	ἀφαυρᾰ́ aphaurắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀφαυρῶς aphaurôs			ἀφαυρότερος aphauróteros			ἀφαυρότᾰτος aphaurótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀφαυρότης (aphaurótēs)
ἀφαυρόω (aphauróō)