ἀφεδρών

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) +‎ ἑδρών (hedrṓn, “seat”). The latter from ἕδρα (hédra) +‎ -ών (-ṓn).

Noun[edit]

ἀφεδρών • (aphedrṓn) m (genitive ἀφεδρῶνος); third declension

  1. toilet, latrine
    • Ου νοειτε ... οτι ουκ εισπορευεται αυτου εις την καρδιαν αλλ' εις την κοιλιαν, και εις τον αφεδρωνα εκπορευεται, καθαριζον παντα τα βρωματα;
      Don't you think ... that it doesn't go into his heart but into his belly, and it goes out into the toilet, cleaning all the foods? (Mark 7:19)
    • Οι αστυνομοι επιμελειαν ποιεισθωσαν των τε δημοσιων αφεδρωνων και των εξ αυτων υπονομων, και εαν τινες μη στεγνοι υπαρχωσιν και των ...
      The town clerks shall take care of both the public toilets and the sewers coming out of them, and if any are missing their lids and their ... (Laws of the town clerks of Pergamos)

Declension[edit]

Third declension of ὁ ἀφεδρών; τοῦ ἀφεδρῶνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἀφεδρών
ho aphedrṓn 		τὼ ἀφεδρῶνε
tṑ aphedrône 		οἱ ἀφεδρῶνες
hoi aphedrônes
Genitive τοῦ ἀφεδρῶνος
toû aphedrônos 		τοῖν ἀφεδρώνοιν
toîn aphedrṓnoin 		τῶν ἀφεδρώνων
tôn aphedrṓnōn
Dative τῷ ἀφεδρῶνῐ
tôi aphedrôni 		τοῖν ἀφεδρώνοιν
toîn aphedrṓnoin 		τοῖς ἀφεδρῶσῐ / ἀφεδρῶσῐν
toîs aphedrôsi(n)
Accusative τὸν ἀφεδρῶνᾰ
tòn aphedrôna 		τὼ ἀφεδρῶνε
tṑ aphedrône 		τοὺς ἀφεδρῶνᾰς
toùs aphedrônas
Vocative ἀφεδρών
aphedrṓn 		ἀφεδρῶνε
aphedrône 		ἀφεδρῶνες
aphedrônes
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