ἀσύφηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

For the vocalism, Σίσυφος (Sísuphos) and σέσυφος (sésuphos, “knavish, roguish”) are compared. Furnée further compares the gloss αἰσύφιος (aisúphios, “deceptive, treacherous”), which seems to fit well. In view of the interchange αι-/α-, a Pre-Greek origin is probable.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.sý.pʰɛː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈsy.pʰe̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈsy.ɸi.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈsy.fi.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈsi.fi.los/

Adjective

ἀσῠ́φηλος • (asúphēlos) m or f (neuter ἀσῠ́φηλον); second declension

headstrong or perhaps foolish

Inflection

Second declension of ἀσῠ́φηλος; ἀσῠ́φηλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀσῠ́φηλος asúphēlos	ἀσῠ́φηλον asúphēlon	ἀσῠφήλω asuphḗlō	ἀσῠφήλω asuphḗlō	ἀσῠ́φηλοι asúphēloi	ἀσῠ́φηλᾰ asúphēla
Genitive	ἀσῠφήλου asuphḗlou	ἀσῠφήλου asuphḗlou	ἀσῠφήλοιν asuphḗloin	ἀσῠφήλοιν asuphḗloin	ἀσῠφήλων asuphḗlōn	ἀσῠφήλων asuphḗlōn
Dative	ἀσῠφήλῳ asuphḗlōi	ἀσῠφήλῳ asuphḗlōi	ἀσῠφήλοιν asuphḗloin	ἀσῠφήλοιν asuphḗloin	ἀσῠφήλοις asuphḗlois	ἀσῠφήλοις asuphḗlois
Accusative	ἀσῠ́φηλον asúphēlon	ἀσῠ́φηλον asúphēlon	ἀσῠφήλω asuphḗlō	ἀσῠφήλω asuphḗlō	ἀσῠφήλους asuphḗlous	ἀσῠ́φηλᾰ asúphēla
Vocative	ἀσῠ́φηλε asúphēle	ἀσῠ́φηλον asúphēlon	ἀσῠφήλω asuphḗlō	ἀσῠφήλω asuphḗlō	ἀσῠ́φηλοι asúphēloi	ἀσῠ́φηλᾰ asúphēla
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀσῠφήλως asuphḗlōs		ἀσῠφηλότερος asuphēlóteros		ἀσῠφηλότᾰτος asuphēlótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.