ἐπιπόρφυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “on, upon”) +‎ πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple dye”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pór.pʰy.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.pʰy.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.ɸy.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.fy.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.fi.ros/

Adjective

ἐπῐπόρφῠρος • (epĭpórphŭros) m or f (neuter ἐπῐπόρφῠρον); second declension

with a purple tinge

Declension

Second declension of ἐπῐπόρφῠρος; ἐπῐπόρφῠρον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπῐπόρφῠρος epĭpórphŭros	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epĭpórphŭron	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epĭporphŭ́rō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epĭporphŭ́rō	ἐπῐπόρφῠροι epĭpórphŭroi	ἐπῐπόρφῠρᾰ epĭpórphŭră
Genitive	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρου epĭporphŭ́rou	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρου epĭporphŭ́rou	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epĭporphŭ́roin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epĭporphŭ́roin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρων epĭporphŭ́rōn	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρων epĭporphŭ́rōn
Dative	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρῳ epĭporphŭ́rōi	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρῳ epĭporphŭ́rōi	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epĭporphŭ́roin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epĭporphŭ́roin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροις epĭporphŭ́rois	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροις epĭporphŭ́rois
Accusative	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epĭpórphŭron	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epĭpórphŭron	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epĭporphŭ́rō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epĭporphŭ́rō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρους epĭporphŭ́rous	ἐπῐπόρφῠρᾰ epĭpórphŭră
Vocative	ἐπῐπόρφῠρε epĭpórphŭre	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epĭpórphŭron	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epĭporphŭ́rō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epĭporphŭ́rō	ἐπῐπόρφῠροι epĭpórphŭroi	ἐπῐπόρφῠρᾰ epĭpórphŭră
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρως epĭporphŭ́rōs		ἐπῐπορφῠρώτερος epĭporphŭrṓteros		ἐπῐπορφῠρώτᾰτος epĭporphŭrṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπιπορφυρίζω (epiporphurízō)