ἀμφορεύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀμφιφορεύς (amphiphoreús)

Etymology

From ἀμφιφορεύς (amphiphoreús, literally “two-handled”) by haplology, from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + φορεύς (phoreús, “bearer”), from φέρω (phérō, “I bear”). The compound is earliest attested as Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we) and Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-po-re-we).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰo.rěu̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.pʰoˈrews/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.ɸoˈreɸs/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.foˈrefs/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.foˈrefs/

Noun

ᾰ̓μφορεύς • (amphoreús) m (genitive ᾰ̓μφορέως); third declension

jar with a narrow neck, amphora
a liquid measure, nearly equal to 9 gallons

Declension

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓μφορεύς; τοῦ ᾰ̓μφορέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓μφορεύς ho amphoreús	τὼ ᾰ̓μφορῆ tṑ amphorê	οἱ ᾰ̓μφορῆς / ᾰ̓μφορεῖς hoi amphorês / amphoreîs
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓μφορέως toû amphoréōs	τοῖν ᾰ̓μφορέοιν toîn amphoréoin	τῶν ᾰ̓μφορέων tôn amphoréōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓μφορεῖ tôi amphoreî	τοῖν ᾰ̓μφορέοιν toîn amphoréoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓μφορεῦσῐ / ᾰ̓μφορεῦσῐν toîs amphoreûsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓μφορέᾱ tòn amphoréā	τὼ ᾰ̓μφορῆ tṑ amphorê	τοὺς ᾰ̓μφορέᾱς toùs amphoréās
Vocative	ᾰ̓μφορεῦ amphoreû	ᾰ̓μφορῆ amphorê	ᾰ̓μφορῆς / ᾰ̓μφορεῖς amphorês / amphoreîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: amphora (see there for further descendants)