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φυλή

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: φυλή φυλῆς

Structure: φυλ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: fu/w

Sense

  1. A union of individuals into a community
  2. A union based on descent: tribe, clan
  3. A union based on location: county
  4. A division of soldiers

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • Φή]μα, σὺ γ[ὰ]ρ ἀ[γγελίαισ θνατῶν ἐπ]οιχνεῖσ φῦ]λα, καὶ πᾶ[! (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 10 1:1)
  • διελθόντεσ δὲ καὶ τούτουσ εἰσ τὸ πεδίον εἰσβάλλομεν τὸ Ἀχερούσιον, εὑρίσκομέν τε αὐτόθι τοὺσ ἡμιθέουσ τε καὶ τὰσ ἡρωΐνασ καὶ τὸν ἄλλον ὅμιλον τῶν νεκρῶν κατὰ ἔθνη καὶ κατὰ φῦλα διαιτωμένουσ, τοὺσ μὲν παλαιούσ τινασ καὶ εὐρωτιῶντασ καὶ ὥσ φησιν Ὅμηροσ, ἀμενηνούσ, τοὺσ δ’ ἔτι νεαλεῖσ καὶ συνεστηκότασ, καὶ μάλιστα τοὺσ Αἰγυπτίουσ αὐτῶν διὰ τὸ πολυαρκὲσ τῆσ ταριχείασ. (Lucian, Necyomantia, (no name) 15:1)
  • ἐκ τῆσ γὰρ γένοσ ἐστὶ γυναικῶν θηλυτεράων, τῆσ γὰρ ὀλώιόν ἐστι γένοσ καὶ φῦλα γυναικῶν, πῆμα μέγ’ αἳ θνητοῖσι μετ’ ἀνδράσι ναιετάουσιν οὐλομένησ πενίησ οὐ σύμφοροι, ἀλλὰ κόροιο. (Hesiod, Theogony, Book Th. 57:1)
  • ὁρῶ δὲ φῦλα τρία τριῶν στρατευμάτων· (Euripides, Suppliants, episode14)
  • σὺ δὲ ἐοίκασ ἐπὶ Ἀρμενίουσ καὶ Παρθυαίουσ ἐλάσειν μάχιμα φῦλα καὶ τὴν τοξικὴν εὔστοχα. (Lucian, 56:3)

Synonyms

  1. A union based on descent

  2. A division of soldiers

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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