όφις

See also: Όφις and ὄφις

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈofis/
• Hyphenation: ό‧φις

Noun

όφις • (ófis) m

1. Katharevousa form of φίδι (fídi, “snake”)

Usage notes

In set phrases:

• ὁ ὄφις μέ ἠπάτησε (ho óphis mé ēpátēse, “the serpent deceived me Genesis 3:13”) (of declining responsibilities - in polytonic)
• ο κατηραμένος όφις (o katiraménos ófis, “the accursed serpent”)
• ιερός όφις (ierós ófis, “holy serpent”) (of medicine, Hippocrates)

Declension in the ancient fashion

Related terms

• οφιόδηκτος (ofiódiktos, “bitten by a snake”)
• οφιοειδής (ofioeidís, “ophidian, anguineous”)
• οφιολάτρης m (ofiolátris, “ophiolater”), οφιολάτρις f
• οφιολατρία f (ofiolatría, “ophiolatry”), οφιολατρεία
• οφιολιθικός m (ofiolithikós, “ophiolitic”) (geology)
• οφιόλιθος m (ofiólithos, “ophiolite”) (geology)
• όφιος m (ófios, “snake”) (literary)
• οφιοφαγία f (ofiofagía, “ophiophage”)
• Οφιούχος m (Ofioúchos, “Ophiuchus”) (astronomy)
• Όφις m (Ófis, “Serpens”) (astronomy)

See also

• Related terms at φίδι