ἀφνειός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἄφενος (áphenos) +‎ -ειος (-eios)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.pʰneː.ós/ → /a.ɸniˈos/ → /a.fniˈos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.pʰneː.ós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.pʰniˈos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɸniˈos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.fniˈos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.fniˈos/

Adjective

ἀφνειός • (aphneiós) m or f (neuter ἀφνειόν); second declension or
ἀφνειός • (aphneiós) m (feminine ἀφνειή, neuter ἀφνειόν); first/second declension

1. rich, wealthy, affluent

Declension

Two-gender paradigm:

Second declension of ἀφνειός; ἀφνειόν (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀφνειός aphneiós	ἀφνειόν aphneión		ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ	ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ		ἀφνειοί aphneioí	ἀφνειᾰ́ aphneiá
Genitive		ἀφνειοῦ aphneioû	ἀφνειοῦ aphneioû		ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn	ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn		ἀφνειῶν aphneiôn	ἀφνειῶν aphneiôn
Dative		ἀφνειῷ aphneiôi	ἀφνειῷ aphneiôi		ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn	ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn		ἀφνειοῖς aphneioîs	ἀφνειοῖς aphneioîs
Accusative		ἀφνειόν aphneión	ἀφνειόν aphneión		ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ	ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ		ἀφνειούς aphneioús	ἀφνειᾰ́ aphneiá
Vocative		ἀφνειέ aphneié	ἀφνειόν aphneión		ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ	ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ		ἀφνειοί aphneioí	ἀφνειᾰ́ aphneiá
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀφνειῶς aphneiôs			ἀφνειότερος aphneióteros			ἀφνειότᾰτος aphneiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Three-gender paradigm:

First and second declension of ἀφνειός; ἀφνειή; ἀφνειόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀφνειός aphneiós	ἀφνειή aphneiḗ	ἀφνειόν aphneión		ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ	ἀφνειᾱ́ aphneiā́	ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ		ἀφνειοί aphneioí	ἀφνειαί aphneiaí	ἀφνειᾰ́ aphneiá
Genitive		ἀφνειοῦ aphneioû	ἀφνειῆς aphneiês	ἀφνειοῦ aphneioû		ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn	ἀφνειαῖν aphneiaîn	ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn		ἀφνειῶν aphneiôn	ἀφνειῶν aphneiôn	ἀφνειῶν aphneiôn
Dative		ἀφνειῷ aphneiôi	ἀφνειῇ aphneiêi	ἀφνειῷ aphneiôi		ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn	ἀφνειαῖν aphneiaîn	ἀφνειοῖν aphneioîn		ἀφνειοῖς aphneioîs	ἀφνειαῖς aphneiaîs	ἀφνειοῖς aphneioîs
Accusative		ἀφνειόν aphneión	ἀφνειήν aphneiḗn	ἀφνειόν aphneión		ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ	ἀφνειᾱ́ aphneiā́	ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ		ἀφνειούς aphneioús	ἀφνειᾱ́ς aphneiā́s	ἀφνειᾰ́ aphneiá
Vocative		ἀφνειέ aphneié	ἀφνειή aphneiḗ	ἀφνειόν aphneión		ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ	ἀφνειᾱ́ aphneiā́	ἀφνειώ aphneiṓ		ἀφνειοί aphneioí	ἀφνειαί aphneiaí	ἀφνειᾰ́ aphneiá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀφνειῶς aphneiôs				ἀφνειότερος aphneióteros				ἀφνειότᾰτος aphneiótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀφνειός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀφνειός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀφνειός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἀφνειός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • affluent idem, page 17.
  • rich idem, page 712.
  • wealthy idem, page 970.