ἀδηφάγος

See also: αδηφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄδην (ádēn, “satiation, enough”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.dɛː.pʰá.ɡos/ → /a.ðiˈɸa.ɣos/ → /a.ðiˈfa.ɣos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.dɛː.pʰá.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.de̝ˈpʰa.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ðiˈɸa.ɣos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ðiˈfa.ɣos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ðiˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γος • (ădēphắgos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον); second declension

1. gluttonous, greedy
2. costly, expensive

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γος; ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γος ădēphắgos	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον ădēphắgon		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω ădēphắgō	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω ădēphắgō		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοι ădēphắgoi	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γᾰ ădēphắgă
Genitive		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γου ădēphắgou	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γου ădēphắgou		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν ădēphắgoin	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν ădēphắgoin		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γων ădēphắgōn	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γων ădēphắgōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γῳ ădēphắgōi	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γῳ ădēphắgōi		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν ădēphắgoin	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν ădēphắgoin		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοις ădēphắgois	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοις ădēphắgois
Accusative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον ădēphắgon	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον ădēphắgon		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω ădēphắgō	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω ădēphắgō		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γους ădēphắgous	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γᾰ ădēphắgă
Vocative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γε ădēphắge	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον ădēphắgon		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω ădēphắgō	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω ădēphắgō		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοι ădēphắgoi	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γᾰ ădēphắgă
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἀδηφαγία (Adēphagía)

References

• “ἀδηφάγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀδηφάγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀδηφάγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀδηφάγος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • devouring idem, page 221.
  • ravening idem, page 674.