ἀναφής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-) +‎ ἁφή (haphḗ, “sense of touch”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.na.pʰɛ̌ːs/ → /a.naˈɸis/ → /a.naˈfis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.na.pʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.naˈpʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.naˈɸis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.naˈfis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.naˈfis/

Adjective

ἀνᾰφής • (anaphḗs) m or f (neuter ἀνᾰφές); third declension

1. impalpable, intangible
2. (of wine) tasteless, insipid

Declension

Third declension of ἀνᾰφής; ἀνᾰφές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀνᾰφής anaphḗs	ἀνᾰφές anaphés		ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî	ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî		ἀνᾰφεῖς anapheîs	ἀνᾰφῆ anaphê
Genitive		ἀνᾰφοῦς anaphoûs	ἀνᾰφοῦς anaphoûs		ἀνᾰφοῖν anaphoîn	ἀνᾰφοῖν anaphoîn		ἀνᾰφῶν anaphôn	ἀνᾰφῶν anaphôn
Dative		ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî	ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî		ἀνᾰφοῖν anaphoîn	ἀνᾰφοῖν anaphoîn		ἀνᾰφέσῐ / ἀνᾰφέσῐν anaphési(n)	ἀνᾰφέσῐ / ἀνᾰφέσῐν anaphési(n)
Accusative		ἀνᾰφῆ anaphê	ἀνᾰφές anaphés		ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî	ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî		ἀνᾰφεῖς anapheîs	ἀνᾰφῆ anaphê
Vocative		ἀνᾰφές anaphés	ἀνᾰφές anaphés		ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî	ἀνᾰφεῖ anapheî		ἀνᾰφεῖς anapheîs	ἀνᾰφῆ anaphê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀνᾰφῶς anaphôs			ἀνᾰφέστερος anaphésteros			ἀνᾰφέστᾰτος anaphéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀναφής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀναφής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀναφής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀναφής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)