Σφίγξ

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from σφίγγω (sphíngō, to squeeze, to strangle) (a Pre-Greek word) or from Egyptian

Szp
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(šzp-ꜥnḫ, living image) or

Szp
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(šzp, image, statue, sphinx).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Σφῐ́γξ (Sphínxf (genitive Σφῐγγός); third declension

  1. Sphinx, sphinx

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Σφίγξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025