ἀμφίπολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ampʰikʷolos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-kʷol-ós. By surface analysis, ἀμφί (amphí, “about”) +‎ πέλω (pélō, “to go”) +‎ -ος (-os). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀦𐀫 (a-pi-qo-ro) /ampʰíkʷolos/, Sanskrit अभिचर (abhicara, “servant”), अभिचार (abhicārá, “witchcraft”), Latin anculus (“servant”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.po.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.po.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.po.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.po.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.po.los/

Adjective

ἀμφίπολος • (amphípolos) m or f (neuter ἀμφίπολον); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

being about, busied about, busy
1. (substantive)
  1. (in feminine) handmaid, waiting-woman
    1. handmaid of the gods, priestess
  2. (in masculine) attendant, follower
  3. (in masculine) priest
(passive voice) much frequented

Declension

Second declension of ἀμφῐ́πολος; ἀμφῐ́πολον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφῐ́πολος amphípolos	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Genitive	ἀμφῐπόλου amphipólou	ἀμφῐπόλου amphipólou	ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn	ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn
Dative	ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipólois	ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipólois
Accusative	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλους amphipólous	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Vocative	ἀμφῐ́πολε amphípole	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφῐπόλως amphipólōs		ἀμφῐπολώτερος amphipolṓteros		ἀμφῐπολώτᾰτος amphipolṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ἀμφῐ́πολος; ἀμφῐ́πολον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφῐ́πολος amphípolos	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Genitive	ἀμφῐπόλου / ἀμφῐπολοῖο / ἀμφῐπόλοιο / ἀμφῐπολόο / ἀμφῐπόλοο amphipólou / amphipoloîo / amphipóloio / amphipolóo / amphipóloo	ἀμφῐπόλου / ἀμφῐπολοῖο / ἀμφῐπόλοιο / ἀμφῐπολόο / ἀμφῐπόλοο amphipólou / amphipoloîo / amphipóloio / amphipolóo / amphipóloo	ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn	ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn
Dative	ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφῐπόλοισῐ / ἀμφῐπόλοισῐν / ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipóloisi(n) / amphipólois	ἀμφῐπόλοισῐ / ἀμφῐπόλοισῐν / ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipóloisi(n) / amphipólois
Accusative	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλους amphipólous	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Vocative	ἀμφῐ́πολε amphípole	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφῐπόλως amphipólōs		ἀμφῐπολώτερος amphipolṓteros		ἀμφῐπολώτᾰτος amphipolṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.