Δελφός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Δελφοί (Delphoí, “Delphi”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /del.pʰós/ → /ðelˈɸos/ → /ðelˈfos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /del.pʰós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /delˈpʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈɸos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðelˈfos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðelˈfos/

Noun

Δελφός • (Delphós) m (genitive Δελφοῦ); second declension

1. an inhabitant of Delphi; a Delphian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δελφός; τοῦ Δελφοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Δελφός ho Delphós	τὼ Δελφώ tṑ Delphṓ	οἱ Δελφοί hoi Delphoí
Genitive	τοῦ Δελφοῦ toû Delphoû	τοῖν Δελφοῖν toîn Delphoîn	τῶν Δελφῶν tôn Delphôn
Dative	τῷ Δελφῷ tôi Delphôi	τοῖν Δελφοῖν toîn Delphoîn	τοῖς Δελφοῖς toîs Delphoîs
Accusative	τὸν Δελφόν tòn Delphón	τὼ Δελφώ tṑ Delphṓ	τοὺς Δελφούς toùs Delphoús
Vocative	Δελφέ Delphé	Δελφώ Delphṓ	Δελφοί Delphoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Δελφῐ́ς (Delphís)
• Δελφῐκός (Delphikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Δελφός (Delfós)
• Latin: Delphus

References

• “Δελφός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Δελφός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008