ἀλοιφή

See also: αλοιφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓λείφω (aleíphō, “anoint”) +‎ -η (-ē, verbal noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.loi̯.pʰɛ̌ː/ → /a.lyˈɸi/ → /a.liˈfi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.loi̯.pʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.lyˈpʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.lyˈɸi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.lyˈfi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.liˈfi/

Noun

ᾰ̓λοιφή • (aloiphḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓λοιφῆς); first declension

1. grease
2. unguent, ointment, salve

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓λοιφή; τῆς ᾰ̓λοιφῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓λοιφή hē aloiphḗ	τὼ ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ tṑ aloiphā́	αἱ ᾰ̓λοιφαί hai aloiphaí
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓λοιφῆς tês aloiphês	τοῖν ᾰ̓λοιφαῖν toîn aloiphaîn	τῶν ᾰ̓λοιφῶν tôn aloiphôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓λοιφῇ têi aloiphêi	τοῖν ᾰ̓λοιφαῖν toîn aloiphaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓λοιφαῖς taîs aloiphaîs
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓λοιφήν tḕn aloiphḗn	τὼ ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ tṑ aloiphā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ς tā̀s aloiphā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓λοιφή aloiphḗ	ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ aloiphā́	ᾰ̓λοιφαί aloiphaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• σῠνᾰλοιφή (sunaloiphḗ)

Further reading

• “ἀλοιφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀλοιφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀλοιφή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀλοιφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀλοιφή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀλοιφή 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.
  • fat idem, page 309.
  • grease idem, page 371.
  • lard idem, page 476.
  • ointment idem, page 572.
  • salve idem, page 732.
  • unguent idem, page 920.