ἀμφίπολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ampʰikʷolos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-kʷol-ós. By surface analysis, ἀμφί (amphí, “about”) +‎ πέλω (pélō, “to go”) +‎ -ος (-os). Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀦𐀫 (a-pi-qo-ro) /ampʰíkʷolos/, Sanskrit अभिचर (abhicara, “servant”), अभिचार (abhicārá, “witchcraft”), 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 ἀμφῐ́πολος; ἀμφῐ́πολον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀμφῐ́πολος amphípolos	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon		ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō		ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Genitive		ἀμφῐπόλου amphipólou	ἀμφῐπόλου amphipólou		ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin		ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn	ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn
Dative		ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi		ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin	ἀμφῐπόλοιν amphipóloin		ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipólois	ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipólois
Accusative		ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon		ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō		ἀμφῐπόλους amphipólous	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Vocative		ἀμφῐ́πολε amphípole	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon		ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō		ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀμφῐπόλως amphipólōs			ἀμφῐπολώτερος amphipolṓteros			ἀμφῐπολώτᾰτος amphipolṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of ἀμφῐ́πολος; ἀμφῐ́πολον (Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀμφῐ́πολος amphípolos	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon		ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō		ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Genitive		ἀμφῐπόλου / ἀμφῐπολοῖο / ἀμφῐπόλοιο / ἀμφῐπολόο / ἀμφῐπόλοο amphipólou / amphipoloîo / amphipóloio / amphipolóo / amphipóloo	ἀμφῐπόλου / ἀμφῐπολοῖο / ἀμφῐπόλοιο / ἀμφῐπολόο / ἀμφῐπόλοο amphipólou / amphipoloîo / amphipóloio / amphipolóo / amphipóloo		ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin		ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn	ἀμφῐπόλων amphipólōn
Dative		ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi	ἀμφῐπόλῳ amphipólōi		ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin	ἀμφῐπόλοιῐν amphipóloiin		ἀμφῐπόλοισῐ / ἀμφῐπόλοισῐν / ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipóloisi(n) / amphipólois	ἀμφῐπόλοισῐ / ἀμφῐπόλοισῐν / ἀμφῐπόλοις amphipóloisi(n) / amphipólois
Accusative		ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon		ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō		ἀμφῐπόλους amphipólous	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Vocative		ἀμφῐ́πολε amphípole	ἀμφῐ́πολον amphípolon		ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō	ἀμφῐπόλω amphipólō		ἀμφῐ́πολοι amphípoloi	ἀμφῐ́πολᾰ amphípola
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀμφῐπόλως amphipólōs			ἀμφῐπολώτερος amphipolṓteros			ἀμφῐπολώτᾰτος 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.