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σφᾱ́ξ

Third declension Noun; Masculine 이형 Transliteration:

Principal Part: σφᾱ́ξ σφᾱκός

Structure: σφᾱκ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. Alternative form of σφήξ ‎(sphḗx)

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative σφᾱ́ξ σφᾶκε σφᾶκες
Genitive σφᾱκός σφᾱκοῖν σφᾱκῶν
Dative σφᾱκί σφᾱκοῖν σφᾱξίν*
Accusative σφᾶκα σφᾶκε σφᾶκας
Vocative σφᾱ́ξ σφᾶκε σφᾶκες

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

  • ὅστισ νικασεῖν τὸν πλατίον ὡσ τὺ πεποίθεισ, σφὰξ βομβέων τέττιγοσ ἐναντίον. (Theocritus, Idylls, 25)
  • ἦ καὶ ἀναί̈ξασ ὀί̈ν ἄργυφον ὠκὺσ Ἀχιλλεὺσ σφάξ’· (Homer, Iliad, Book 24 57:1)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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