ἀποφώλιος

See also: αποφώλιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Not related to ὄφελος (óphelos, “use”). According to Beekes, probably connected to ἀπαφεῖν (apapheîn) aorist b of verb ἀπαφίσκω (apaphískō, “I deceive”) (itself probably from Pre-Greek/substrate), in which case the word originally meant "deceiving".

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.po.pʰɔ̌ː.li.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.poˈpʰo.li.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈɸo.li.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈfo.li.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.poˈfo.li.os/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος • (apophṓlios) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον); second declension

empty, vain, idle, worthless
barren
monstrous, hybrid in the phrase by Euripides, Fragment 966
- ξύμμικτον εἶδος κἀποφώλιον τρέφος
  xúmmikton eîdos kapophṓlion tréphos
  a mixed kind and monstrous creature (of the Minotaur)

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος; ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος apophṓlios	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον apophṓlion	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω apophōlíō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω apophōlíō	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐοι apophṓlioi	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ apophṓlia
Genitive	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ου apophōlíou	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ου apophōlíou	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν apophōlíoin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν apophōlíoin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ων apophōlíōn	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ων apophōlíōn
Dative	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ῳ apophōlíōi	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ῳ apophōlíōi	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν apophōlíoin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν apophōlíoin	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οις apophōlíois	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οις apophōlíois
Accusative	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον apophṓlion	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον apophṓlion	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω apophōlíō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω apophōlíō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ους apophōlíous	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ apophṓlia
Vocative	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐε apophṓlie	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον apophṓlion	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω apophōlíō	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω apophōlíō	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐοι apophṓlioi	ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ apophṓlia
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ως apophōlíōs		ᾰ̓ποφωλῐώτερος apophōliṓteros		ᾰ̓ποφωλῐώτᾰτος apophōliṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

ἀπόφωλος (apóphōlos) (Koine)