σιφλός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word shares the formation with τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”) and χωλός (khōlós, “lame”). Besides this word, there are also σιφνός (siphnós, “empty, void”) and σιπαλός (sipalós, “blinded; maimed”). Because of the variants σιφλ-/σιφν-/σιπαλ-, the word is probably of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /si.pʰlós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /siˈpʰlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /siˈɸlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /siˈflos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /siˈflos/

Adjective

σῐφλός • (siphlós) m (feminine σῐφλή, neuter σῐφλόν); first/second declension

Inflection

First and second declension of σῐφλός; σῐφλή; σῐφλόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σῐφλός siphlós	σῐφλή siphlḗ	σῐφλόν siphlón	σῐφλώ siphlṓ	σῐφλᾱ́ siphlā́	σῐφλώ siphlṓ	σῐφλοί siphloí	σῐφλαί siphlaí	σῐφλᾰ́ siphlá
Genitive	σῐφλοῦ siphloû	σῐφλῆς siphlês	σῐφλοῦ siphloû	σῐφλοῖν siphloîn	σῐφλαῖν siphlaîn	σῐφλοῖν siphloîn	σῐφλῶν siphlôn	σῐφλῶν siphlôn	σῐφλῶν siphlôn
Dative	σῐφλῷ siphlôi	σῐφλῇ siphlêi	σῐφλῷ siphlôi	σῐφλοῖν siphloîn	σῐφλαῖν siphlaîn	σῐφλοῖν siphloîn	σῐφλοῖς siphloîs	σῐφλαῖς siphlaîs	σῐφλοῖς siphloîs
Accusative	σῐφλόν siphlón	σῐφλήν siphlḗn	σῐφλόν siphlón	σῐφλώ siphlṓ	σῐφλᾱ́ siphlā́	σῐφλώ siphlṓ	σῐφλούς siphloús	σῐφλᾱ́ς siphlā́s	σῐφλᾰ́ siphlá
Vocative	σῐφλέ siphlé	σῐφλή siphlḗ	σῐφλόν siphlón	σῐφλώ siphlṓ	σῐφλᾱ́ siphlā́	σῐφλώ siphlṓ	σῐφλοί siphloí	σῐφλαί siphlaí	σῐφλᾰ́ siphlá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σῐφλῶς siphlôs			σῐφλότερος siphlóteros			σῐφλότᾰτος siphlótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σίφλος (síphlos)
σιφλόω (siphlóō)
σίφλωμα (síphlōma)