ἀντίπαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντῐ́ (antí, “against”) +‎ πάλη (pálē, “wrestling, fight”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tí.pa.los/ → /anˈti.pa.los/ → /anˈdi.pa.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tí.pa.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdi.pa.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλος • (antípalos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον); second declension

1. antagonistic, rival, competitive
2. contrary, opposite, hostile
3. balanced, equal, proportioned

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλος; ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλος antípalos	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον antípalon		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω antipálō	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω antipálō		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλοι antípaloi	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλᾰ antípala
Genitive		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λου antipálou	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λου antipálou		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν antipáloin	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν antipáloin		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λων antipálōn	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λων antipálōn
Dative		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λῳ antipálōi	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λῳ antipálōi		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν antipáloin	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν antipáloin		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοις antipálois	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοις antipálois
Accusative		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον antípalon	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον antípalon		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω antipálō	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω antipálō		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λους antipálous	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλᾰ antípala
Vocative		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλε antípale	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον antípalon		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω antipálō	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω antipálō		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλοι antípaloi	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλᾰ antípala
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λως antipálōs			ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰλώτερος antipalṓteros			ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰλώτᾰτος antipalṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

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