Δημόφιλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ φῐ́λος (phílos, “loving”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛː.mó.pʰi.los/ → /ðiˈmo.ɸi.los/ → /ðiˈmo.fi.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛː.mó.pʰi.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝ˈmo.pʰi.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈmo.ɸi.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðiˈmo.fi.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈmo.fi.los/

Proper noun

Δημόφῐλος • (Dēmóphilos) m (genitive Δημοφῐ́λου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Demophilus

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Δημόφῐλος; τοῦ Δημοφῐ́λου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δημόφῐλος ho Dēmóphilos
Genitive	τοῦ Δημοφῐ́λου toû Dēmophílou
Dative	τῷ Δημοφῐ́λῳ tôi Dēmophílōi
Accusative	τὸν Δημόφῐλον tòn Dēmóphilon
Vocative	Δημόφῐλε Dēmóphile
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• Δημόφιλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)