εὐόφθαλμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From εὐ- (eu-, “good”) +‎ ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós, “eye”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eu̯.ópʰ.tʰal.mos/ → /eˈβoɸ.θal.mos/ → /eˈvof.θal.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /eu̯.ópʰ.tʰal.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈwopʰ.tʰal.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈβoɸ.θal.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈvof.θal.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈvof.θal.mos/

Adjective

εὐόφθᾰλμος • (euóphthalmos) m or f (neuter εὐόφθᾰλμον); second declension

1. with beautiful eyes
2. keen-eyed, watchful
3. pleasing to the eye
4. (figuratively) specious, fair only to the eye

Inflection

Second declension of εὐόφθᾰλμος; εὐόφθᾰλμον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		εὐόφθᾰλμος euóphthalmos	εὐόφθᾰλμον euóphthalmon		εὐοφθᾰ́λμω euophthálmō	εὐοφθᾰ́λμω euophthálmō		εὐόφθᾰλμοι euóphthalmoi	εὐόφθᾰλμᾰ euóphthalma
Genitive		εὐοφθᾰ́λμου euophthálmou	εὐοφθᾰ́λμου euophthálmou		εὐοφθᾰ́λμοιν euophthálmoin	εὐοφθᾰ́λμοιν euophthálmoin		εὐοφθᾰ́λμων euophthálmōn	εὐοφθᾰ́λμων euophthálmōn
Dative		εὐοφθᾰ́λμῳ euophthálmōi	εὐοφθᾰ́λμῳ euophthálmōi		εὐοφθᾰ́λμοιν euophthálmoin	εὐοφθᾰ́λμοιν euophthálmoin		εὐοφθᾰ́λμοις euophthálmois	εὐοφθᾰ́λμοις euophthálmois
Accusative		εὐόφθᾰλμον euóphthalmon	εὐόφθᾰλμον euóphthalmon		εὐοφθᾰ́λμω euophthálmō	εὐοφθᾰ́λμω euophthálmō		εὐοφθᾰ́λμους euophthálmous	εὐόφθᾰλμᾰ euóphthalma
Vocative		εὐόφθᾰλμε euóphthalme	εὐόφθᾰλμον euóphthalmon		εὐοφθᾰ́λμω euophthálmō	εὐοφθᾰ́λμω euophthálmō		εὐόφθᾰλμοι euóphthalmoi	εὐόφθᾰλμᾰ euóphthalma
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		εὐοφθᾰ́λμως euophthálmōs			εὐοφθᾰλμότερος euophthalmóteros			εὐοφθᾰλμότᾰτος euophthalmótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “εὐόφθαλμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• εὐόφθαλμος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette