δίφρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from δι- (di-, “two”) +‎ φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dí.pʰros/ → /ˈði.ɸros/ → /ˈði.fros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.pʰros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.pʰros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ɸros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.fros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.fros/

Noun

δίφρος • (díphros) m (genitive δίφρου); second declension

1. chariot-board, on which the warrior and the driver stood
2. chariot itself, travelling car, litter
3. seat, couch, stool
4. royal throne

Declension

Second declension of ὁ δῐ́φρος; τοῦ δῐ́φρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δῐ́φρος ho dĭ́phros	τὼ δῐ́φρω tṑ dĭ́phrō	οἱ δῐ́φροι hoi dĭ́phroi
Genitive	τοῦ δῐ́φρου toû dĭ́phrou	τοῖν δῐ́φροιν toîn dĭ́phroin	τῶν δῐ́φρων tôn dĭ́phrōn
Dative	τῷ δῐ́φρῳ tôi dĭ́phrōi	τοῖν δῐ́φροιν toîn dĭ́phroin	τοῖς δῐ́φροις toîs dĭ́phrois
Accusative	τὸν δῐ́φρον tòn dĭ́phron	τὼ δῐ́φρω tṑ dĭ́phrō	τοὺς δῐ́φρους toùs dĭ́phrous
Vocative	δῐ́φρε dĭ́phre	δῐ́φρω dĭ́phrō	δῐ́φροι dĭ́phroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of δῐ́φρος; δῐ́φρου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δῐ́φρος dĭ́phros	δῐ́φρω dĭ́phrō	δῐ́φροι dĭ́phroi
Genitive	δῐ́φρου / δῐφροῖο / δῐ́φροιο / δῐφρόο / δῐ́φροο dĭ́phrou / dĭphroîo / dĭ́phroio / dĭphróo / dĭ́phroo	δῐ́φροιῐν dĭ́phroiĭn	δῐ́φρων dĭ́phrōn
Dative	δῐ́φρῳ dĭ́phrōi	δῐ́φροιῐν dĭ́phroiĭn	δῐ́φροισῐ / δῐ́φροισῐν / δῐ́φροις dĭ́phroisĭ(n) / dĭ́phrois
Accusative	δῐ́φρον dĭ́phron	δῐ́φρω dĭ́phrō	δῐ́φρους dĭ́phrous
Vocative	δῐ́φρε dĭ́phre	δῐ́φρω dĭ́phrō	δῐ́φροι dĭ́phroi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• δίφραξ (díphrax)
• διφρεία (diphreía)
• διφρευτής (diphreutḗs)
• διφρηλάτης (diphrēlátēs)
• διφρίδιον (diphrídion)
• διφρίον (diphríon)
• δίφριος (díphrios)
• δίφρις (díphris)
• διφρίσκος (diphrískos)
• διφροπηγία (diphropēgía)
• διφρουλκέω (diphroulkéō)
• διφρουργία (diphrourgía)
• διφροῦχος (diphroûkhos)
• διφροφόρος (diphrophóros)
• ἐνδίφριος (endíphrios)
• ἐπιδιφριάς (epidiphriás)
• ἐπιδίφριος (epidíphrios)
• ποικιλόδιφρος (poikilódiphros)

Further reading

• “δίφρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δίφρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δίφρος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δίφρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δίφρος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δίφρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “δίφρος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • camp-stool idem, page 110.
  • car idem, page 113.
  • carriage idem, page 115.
  • chair idem, page 122.
  • chariot idem, page 126.
  • seat idem, page 746.
  • stool idem, page 819.