ἀμφί

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀμφίς

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂mbʰi. Cognate with Latin ambi-, Sanskrit अभि (abhí, “towards, over, upon”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 (abiy, “towards, against, upon”), Old High German umbi, Old Irish imb- (“around”) and the first part of Old Armenian ամբողջ (amb-ołǰ, “whole”).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ampʰí/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ampʰí/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /amɸí/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ãfí/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /afí/

Preposition

ἀμφί (+ genitive) (amphi)

1. for, for the sake of
2. about, concerning
3. around

ἀμφί (+ dative) (amphi)

1. by, near, around, with
2. about, on account of, for the sake of
3. regarding, concerning

ἀμφί (+ accusative) (amphi)

1. about, around

References

• ἀμφί in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940