ἀμφηρεφής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμφί (amphí) +‎ ἐρέφω (eréphō) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /am.pʰɛː.re.pʰɛ̌ːs/ → /am.ɸi.reˈɸis/ → /am.fi.reˈfis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰɛː.re.pʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.pʰe̝.reˈpʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.ɸi.reˈɸis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.fi.reˈfis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.fi.reˈfis/

Adjective

ᾰμφηρεφής • (ămphērephḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰμφηρεφές); third declension

1. covered on both sides

Declension

Third declension of ᾰμφηρεφής; ᾰμφηρεφές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰμφηρεφής ămphērephḗs	ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî		ᾰμφηρεφεῖς ămphērepheîs	ᾰμφηρεφῆ ămphērephê
Genitive		ᾰμφηρεφοῦς ămphērephoûs	ᾰμφηρεφοῦς ămphērephoûs		ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn	ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn		ᾰμφηρεφῶν ămphērephôn	ᾰμφηρεφῶν ămphērephôn
Dative		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî		ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn	ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn		ᾰμφηρεφέσῐ / ᾰμφηρεφέσῐν ămphērephésĭ(n)	ᾰμφηρεφέσῐ / ᾰμφηρεφέσῐν ămphērephésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰμφηρεφῆ ămphērephê	ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî		ᾰμφηρεφεῖς ămphērepheîs	ᾰμφηρεφῆ ămphērephê
Vocative		ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés	ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ ămphērepheî		ᾰμφηρεφεῖς ămphērepheîs	ᾰμφηρεφῆ ămphērephê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰμφηρεφῶς ămphērephôs			ᾰμφηρεφέστερος ămphērephésteros			ᾰμφηρεφέστᾰτος ămphērephéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ᾰμφηρεφής; ᾰμφηρεφές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰμφηρεφής ămphērephḗs	ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέε ămphērepheî / ămphērephée	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέε ămphērepheî / ămphērephée		ᾰμφηρεφεῖς / ᾰμφηρεφέες ămphērepheîs / ămphērephées	ᾰμφηρεφέᾰ ămphērephéă
Genitive		ᾰμφηρεφέος / ᾰμφηρεφεῦς ămphērephéos / ămphērepheûs	ᾰμφηρεφέος / ᾰμφηρεφεῦς ămphērephéos / ămphērepheûs		ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn	ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn		ᾰμφηρεφέων ămphērephéōn	ᾰμφηρεφέων ămphērephéōn
Dative		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέῐ̈ ămphērepheî / ămphērephéĭ̈	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέῐ̈ ămphērepheî / ămphērephéĭ̈		ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn	ᾰμφηρεφοῖν ămphērephoîn		ᾰμφηρεφέσῐ / ᾰμφηρεφέσῐν ămphērephésĭ(n)	ᾰμφηρεφέσῐ / ᾰμφηρεφέσῐν ămphērephésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰμφηρεφέᾰ ămphērephéă	ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέε ămphērepheî / ămphērephée	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέε ămphērepheî / ămphērephée		ᾰμφηρεφέᾰς ămphērephéăs	ᾰμφηρεφέᾰ ămphērephéă
Vocative		ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés	ᾰμφηρεφές ămphērephés		ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέε ămphērepheî / ămphērephée	ᾰμφηρεφεῖ / ᾰμφηρεφέε ămphērepheî / ămphērephée		ᾰμφηρεφεῖς / ᾰμφηρεφέες ămphērepheîs / ămphērephées	ᾰμφηρεφέᾰ ămphērephéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰμφηρεφέως ămphērephéōs			ᾰμφηρεφέστερος ămphērephésteros			ᾰμφηρεφέστᾰτος ămphērephéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἀμφηρεφής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀμφηρεφής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀμφηρεφής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀμφηρεφής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)