ἀναφορά

See also: αναφορά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō, “to bring, carry up”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.na.pʰo.rǎː/ → /a.na.ɸoˈra/ → /a.na.foˈra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.na.pʰo.rǎː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.na.pʰoˈra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.na.ɸoˈra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.na.foˈra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.na.foˈra/

Noun

ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ • (ănăphorā́) f (genitive ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾶς); first declension

1. reference of a thing to a standard

Declension

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́; τῆς ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾶς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ hē ănăphorā́	τὼ ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ tṑ ănăphorā́	αἱ ᾰ̓νᾰφοραί hai ănăphoraí
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾶς tês ănăphorâs	τοῖν ᾰ̓νᾰφοραῖν toîn ănăphoraîn	τῶν ᾰ̓νᾰφορῶν tôn ănăphorôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾷ tēî ănăphorāî	τοῖν ᾰ̓νᾰφοραῖν toîn ănăphoraîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓νᾰφοραῖς taîs ănăphoraîs
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ν tḕn ănăphorā́n	τὼ ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ tṑ ănăphorā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ς tā̀s ănăphorā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ ănăphorā́	ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ ănăphorā́	ᾰ̓νᾰφοραί ănăphoraí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: anaphora
• → French: anaphore
• Greek: αναφορά (anaforá)
• Coptic: ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲫⲟⲣⲁ (ànaphora)

Further reading

• “ἀναφορά”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀναφορά” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἀναφορά” in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • alternative idem, page 26.
  • amends idem, page 27.
  • recourse idem, page 681.
  • redress idem, page 684.
  • reparation idem, page 695.