ἀδηφάγος

See also: αδηφάγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄδην (ádēn, “satiation, enough”) +‎ -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.dɛː.pʰá.ɡos/ → /a.ðiˈɸa.ɣos/ → /a.ðiˈfa.ɣos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.dɛː.pʰá.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.de̝ˈpʰa.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ðiˈɸa.ɣos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ðiˈfa.ɣos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ðiˈfa.ɣos/

Adjective

ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γος • (adēphágos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον); second declension

1. gluttonous, greedy
2. costly, expensive

Inflection

Second declension of ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γος; ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γος adēphágos	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον adēphágon		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω adēphágō	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω adēphágō		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοι adēphágoi	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γᾰ adēphága
Genitive		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γου adēphágou	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γου adēphágou		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν adēphágoin	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν adēphágoin		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γων adēphágōn	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γων adēphágōn
Dative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γῳ adēphágōi	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γῳ adēphágōi		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν adēphágoin	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοιν adēphágoin		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοις adēphágois	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοις adēphágois
Accusative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον adēphágon	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον adēphágon		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω adēphágō	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω adēphágō		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γους adēphágous	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γᾰ adēphága
Vocative		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γε adēpháge	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γον adēphágon		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω adēphágō	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γω adēphágō		ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γοι adēphágoi	ᾰ̓δηφᾰ́γᾰ adēphága
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἀδηφάγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀδηφάγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀδηφάγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀδηφάγος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • devouring idem, page 221.
  • ravening idem, page 674.