ἄμφω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Cognate with Latin ambō and Tocharian A āmpi, from Proto-Indo-European *ambʰow/*h₂n̥tbʰóh₁. The second half is cognate to Old Church Slavonic оба (oba), Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai), Sanskrit उभौ (ubháu). Related to ἀμφί (amphí). The first half may be an old deictic pronoun or particle or may derive from the root *h₂énts.

Pronunciation
 

Determiner

ἄμφω • (ámphō)

  1. (dual only) both

Declension
Second declension of τὼ ᾰ̓́μφω; τοῖν ἀμφοῖν (Attic)
Case / # Dual
Nominative τὼ ᾰ̓́μφω
tṑ ámphō
Genitive τοῖν ἀμφοῖν
toîn amphoîn
Dative τοῖν ἀμφοῖν
toîn amphoîn
Accusative τὼ ᾰ̓́μφω
tṑ ámphō
Vocative ᾰ̓́μφω
ámphō
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms
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