ἀφεδρών

Ancient Greek

From ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) +‎ ἑδρών (hedrṓn, “seat”). The latter from ἕδρα (hédra) +‎ -ών (-ṓn).

ἀφεδρών • (aphedrṓn) m (genitive ἀφεδρῶνος); third declension

toilet, latrine
- Ου νοειτε ... οτι ουκ εισπορευεται αυτου εις την καρδιαν αλλ' εις την κοιλιαν, και εις τον αφεδρωνα εκπορευεται, καθαριζον παντα τα βρωματα;
  Don't you think ... that it doesn't go into his heart but into his belly, and it goes out into the toilet, cleaning all the foods? (Mark 7:19)
- Οι αστυνομοι επιμελειαν ποιεισθωσαν των τε δημοσιων αφεδρωνων και των εξ αυτων υπονομων, και εαν τινες μη στεγνοι υπαρχωσιν και των ...
  The town clerks shall take care of both the public toilets and the sewers coming out of them, and if any are missing their lids and their ... (Laws of the town clerks of Pergamos)

Third declension of ὁ ἀφεδρών; τοῦ ἀφεδρῶνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀφεδρών ho aphedrṓn	τὼ ἀφεδρῶνε tṑ aphedrône	οἱ ἀφεδρῶνες hoi aphedrônes
Genitive	τοῦ ἀφεδρῶνος toû aphedrônos	τοῖν ἀφεδρώνοιν toîn aphedrṓnoin	τῶν ἀφεδρώνων tôn aphedrṓnōn
Dative	τῷ ἀφεδρῶνῐ tôi aphedrôni	τοῖν ἀφεδρώνοιν toîn aphedrṓnoin	τοῖς ἀφεδρῶσῐ / ἀφεδρῶσῐν toîs aphedrôsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἀφεδρῶνᾰ tòn aphedrôna	τὼ ἀφεδρῶνε tṑ aphedrône	τοὺς ἀφεδρῶνᾰς toùs aphedrônas
Vocative	ἀφεδρών aphedrṓn	ἀφεδρῶνε aphedrône	ἀφεδρῶνες aphedrônes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.