ἄμφοδον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμφι- (amphi-, “on both sides”) +‎ ὁδός (hodós, “way, path”)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄμφοδον • (ámphodon) n (genitive ἀμφόδου); second declension

  1. street (in an inhabited area)
  2. block of houses, neighborhood, ward

Declension

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓́μφοδον; τοῦ ᾰ̓μφόδου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ᾰ̓́μφοδον
tò ắmphodon 		τὼ ᾰ̓μφόδω
tṑ ămphódō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́μφοδᾰ
tằ ắmphodă
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓μφόδου
toû ămphódou 		τοῖν ᾰ̓μφόδοιν
toîn ămphódoin 		τῶν ᾰ̓μφόδων
tôn ămphódōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓μφόδῳ
tōî ămphódōi 		τοῖν ᾰ̓μφόδοιν
toîn ămphódoin 		τοῖς ᾰ̓μφόδοις
toîs ămphódois
Accusative τὸ ᾰ̓́μφοδον
tò ắmphodon 		τὼ ᾰ̓μφόδω
tṑ ămphódō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓́μφοδᾰ
tằ ắmphodă
Vocative ᾰ̓́μφοδον
ắmphodon 		ᾰ̓μφόδω
ămphódō 		ᾰ̓́μφοδᾰ
ắmphodă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Quotations

  • The Gospel of Mark 11:4:
    ἀπῆλθον δὲ καὶ εὗρον τὸν πῶλον δεδεμένον πρὸς τὴν θύραν ἔξω ἐπὶ τοῦ ἀμφόδου, καὶ λύουσιν αὐτόν.
    apêlthon dè kaì heûron tòn pôlon dedeménon pròs tḕn thúran éxō epì toû amphódou, kaì lúousin autón.
    • Translation by Revised Standard Version
      And they went away, and found a colt tied at the door out in the open street; and they untied it.

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