ἐπιπόρφυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epi-, “on, upon”) +‎ πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple dye”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pi.pór.pʰy.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.pʰy.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.ɸy.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.fy.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.piˈpor.fi.ros/

Adjective

ἐπῐπόρφῠρος • (epipórphuros) m or f (neuter ἐπῐπόρφῠρον); second declension

with a purple tinge

Declension

Second declension of ἐπῐπόρφῠρος; ἐπῐπόρφῠρον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐπῐπόρφῠρος epipórphuros	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epipórphuron	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epiporphúrō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epiporphúrō	ἐπῐπόρφῠροι epipórphuroi	ἐπῐπόρφῠρᾰ epipórphura
Genitive	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρου epiporphúrou	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρου epiporphúrou	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epiporphúroin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epiporphúroin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρων epiporphúrōn	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρων epiporphúrōn
Dative	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρῳ epiporphúrōi	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρῳ epiporphúrōi	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epiporphúroin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροιν epiporphúroin	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροις epiporphúrois	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ροις epiporphúrois
Accusative	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epipórphuron	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epipórphuron	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epiporphúrō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epiporphúrō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρους epiporphúrous	ἐπῐπόρφῠρᾰ epipórphura
Vocative	ἐπῐπόρφῠρε epipórphure	ἐπῐπόρφῠρον epipórphuron	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epiporphúrō	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρω epiporphúrō	ἐπῐπόρφῠροι epipórphuroi	ἐπῐπόρφῠρᾰ epipórphura
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐπῐπορφῠ́ρως epiporphúrōs		ἐπῐπορφῠρώτερος epiporphurṓteros		ἐπῐπορφῠρώτᾰτος epiporphurṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπιπορφυρίζω (epiporphurízō)

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Derived terms

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