ἀμφίπολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμφί (amphí, “about”) +‎ πέλω (pélō, “to go”) +‎ -ος (-os). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀦𐀫 (a-pi-qo-ro).

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, 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) much frequented

Declension

Second declension of ἀμφίπολος; ἀμφίπολον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφίπολος amphípolos	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφίπολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφίπολᾰ amphípola
Genitive	ἀμφιπόλου amphipólou	ἀμφιπόλου amphipólou	ἀμφιπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφιπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφιπόλων amphipólōn	ἀμφιπόλων amphipólōn
Dative	ἀμφιπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφιπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφιπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφιπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφιπόλοις amphipólois	ἀμφιπόλοις amphipólois
Accusative	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλους amphipólous	ἀμφίπολᾰ amphípola
Vocative	ἀμφίπολε amphípole	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφίπολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφίπολᾰ amphípola
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφιπόλως amphipólōs		ἀμφιπολώτερος amphipolṓteros		ἀμφιπολώτᾰτος amphipolṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ἀμφίπολος; ἀμφίπολον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφίπολος amphípolos	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφίπολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφίπολᾰ amphípola
Genitive	ἀμφιπόλου / ἀμφιπολοῖο / ἀμφιπόλοιο / ἀμφιπολόο / ἀμφιπόλοο amphipólou / amphipoloîo / amphipóloio / amphipolóo / amphipóloo	ἀμφιπόλου / ἀμφιπολοῖο / ἀμφιπόλοιο / ἀμφιπολόο / ἀμφιπόλοο amphipólou / amphipoloîo / amphipóloio / amphipolóo / amphipóloo	ἀμφιπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφιπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφιπόλων amphipólōn	ἀμφιπόλων amphipólōn
Dative	ἀμφιπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφιπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφιπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφιπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφιπόλοισῐ / ἀμφιπόλοισῐν / ἀμφιπόλοις amphipóloisi(n) / amphipólois	ἀμφιπόλοισῐ / ἀμφιπόλοισῐν / ἀμφιπόλοις amphipóloisi(n) / amphipólois
Accusative	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλους amphipólous	ἀμφίπολᾰ amphípola
Vocative	ἀμφίπολε amphípole	ἀμφίπολον amphípolon	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφιπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφίπολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφίπολᾰ amphípola
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφιπόλως amphipólōs		ἀμφιπολώτερος amphipolṓteros		ἀμφιπολώτᾰτος amphipolṓtatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.