φῆλος

Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

φηλός (phēlós)

Etymology edit

The word has been connected with Latin fallō (“I deceive”) and with ἀποφώλιος (apophṓlios, “ignorant”). According to Beekes, the adjective is Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation edit

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰɛ̂ː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰe̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.los/

Adjective edit

φῆλος • (phêlos) m (feminine φήλη, neuter φῆλον); first/second declension

deceitful

Inflection edit

First and second declension of φῆλος; φήλη; φῆλον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	φῆλος phêlos	φήλη phḗlē	φῆλον phêlon	φήλω phḗlō	φήλᾱ phḗlā	φήλω phḗlō	φῆλοι phêloi	φῆλαι phêlai	φῆλᾰ phêla
Genitive	φήλου phḗlou	φήλης phḗlēs	φήλου phḗlou	φήλοιν phḗloin	φήλαιν phḗlain	φήλοιν phḗloin	φήλων phḗlōn	φήλων phḗlōn	φήλων phḗlōn
Dative	φήλῳ phḗlōi	φήλῃ phḗlēi	φήλῳ phḗlōi	φήλοιν phḗloin	φήλαιν phḗlain	φήλοιν phḗloin	φήλοις phḗlois	φήλαις phḗlais	φήλοις phḗlois
Accusative	φῆλον phêlon	φήλην phḗlēn	φῆλον phêlon	φήλω phḗlō	φήλᾱ phḗlā	φήλω phḗlō	φήλους phḗlous	φήλᾱς phḗlās	φῆλᾰ phêla
Vocative	φῆλε phêle	φήλη phḗlē	φῆλον phêlon	φήλω phḗlō	φήλᾱ phḗlā	φήλω phḗlō	φῆλοι phêloi	φῆλαι phêlai	φῆλᾰ phêla
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	φήλως phḗlōs			φηλότερος phēlóteros			φηλότᾰτος phēlótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms edit

βροτόφηλος (brotóphēlos)
φηλητεύω (phēlēteúō)
φηλήτης (phēlḗtēs)
φηλόω (phēlóō)
φήλωμᾰ (phḗlōma)
φήλωσῐς (phḗlōsis)