ἀμφίπολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂mbʰi-kʷol-os; sychronically, ἀμφί (amphí, “about”) +‎ πέλω (pélō, “to go”) +‎ -ος (-os). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀦𐀫 (a-pi-qo-ro), Sanskrit अभिचर (abhicara, “servant”), Latin anculus (“servant”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.po.los/ → /amˈɸi.po.los/ → /amˈfi.po.los/

• (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 or f (neuter ἀμφίπολον); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

1. 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
2. (passive voice) 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
		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
		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.

Further reading

• “ἀμφίπολος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀμφίπολος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “ἀμφίπολος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἀμφίπολος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀμφίπολος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• ἀμφίπολος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “ἀμφίπολος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • attendant idem, page 51.
  • servant idem, page 755.
• LSJ 7th edition