ἀργεϊφόντης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἀργειφόντης (argeiphóntēs)
• Ἀργεϊφόντης (Argeïphóntēs), Ἀργειφόντης (Argeiphóntēs) — when interpreted as ‘slayer of Argos’

Etymology

Uncertain; suggestions for a literal meaning include:

• ‘slayer of Argos’, from Ἄργος (Árgos) +‎ φόνος (phónos) +‎ -της (-tēs)
• ‘serpent-slayer’ from ἀργῆς (argês) +‎ φόνος (phónos) +‎ -της (-tēs)
• ‘swift-appearing’ from ἀργός (argós) +‎ φαίνω (phaínō) +‎ -της (-tēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.ɡe.i.pʰón.tɛːs/ → /ar.ʝe.iˈɸon.tis/ → /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.dis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡe.i.pʰón.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ar.ɡe.iˈpʰon.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.ʝe.iˈɸon.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.dis/

Proper noun

ἀργεϊφόντης • (argeïphóntēs) m (genitive ἀργεϊφόντου); first declension

1. epithet of Hermes, literal meaning uncertain (see Etymology above)

Declension

First declension of ὁ ἀργεϊφόντης; τοῦ ἀργεϊφόντου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ ἀργεϊφόντης ho argeïphóntēs
Genitive	τοῦ ἀργεϊφόντου toû argeïphóntou
Dative	τῷ ἀργεϊφόντῃ tôi argeïphóntēi
Accusative	τὸν ἀργεϊφόντην tòn argeïphóntēn
Vocative	ἀργεϊφόντᾰ argeïphónta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ἀργεϊφόντης; ἀργεϊφόντᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἀργεϊφόντης argeïphóntēs
Genitive	ἀργεϊφόντᾱο / ἀργεϊφόντε͜ω / ἀργεϊφόντω argeïphóntāo / argeïphónte͜ō / argeïphóntō
Dative	ἀργεϊφόντῃ argeïphóntēi
Accusative	ἀργεϊφόντην argeïphóntēn
Vocative	ἀργεϊφόντᾰ argeïphónta
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• ἀργεϊφόντης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “Ἀργειφόντης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press