σφεῖς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spʰêːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spʰis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sɸis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sfis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sfis/

Pronoun

σφεῖς • (spheîs)

(personal pronoun, third person) they
(reflexive pronoun, third person) themselves

Usage notes

Oblique cases (not nominative) used frequently by Homer. In Attic, the plurals of αὐτός (autós) and ἑαυτός (heautós) are more commonly used as personal pronoun and reflexive.

Inflection

Irregular declension of σφεῖς; σφῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	σφεῖς spheîs
Genitive	σφῶν sphôn
Dative	σφῐ́σῐ(ν) sphísi(n)
Accusative	σφᾶς sphâs
Vocative	—
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Irregular declension of —; σφείων; σφέων; σφεων†; σφῶν (Epic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	—
Genitive	σφείων; σφέων; σφεων†; σφῶν spheíōn? sphéōn? spheōn†? sphôn
Dative	σφῐ́σῐ(ν); σφῐσῐ(ν)†; σφῐν† sphísi(n)? sphisi(n)†? sphin†
Accusative	σφέᾰς; σφεᾰς†; σφε† sphéas? spheas†? sphe†
Vocative	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Irregular declension of σφεῖς; σφέων; σφεων† (Ionic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	σφεῖς spheîs
Genitive	σφέων; σφεων† sphéōn? spheōn†
Dative	σφῐ́σῐ(ν); σφῐσῐ(ν)†; σφῐ / σφῐν sphísi(n)? sphisi(n)†? sphi / sphin
Accusative	σφέᾰς; σφεᾰς†; σφεᾰ† (neuter) sphéas? spheas†? sphea† (neuter)
Vocative	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Irregular declension of —; σφείων; ψέων (Doric)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	—
Genitive	σφείων; ψέων spheíōn? pséōn
Dative	φῐ́ν; ψῐ́ν; σφῐ(ν)† phín? psín? sphi(n)†
Accusative	σφέ; ψέ sphé? psé
Vocative	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Irregular declension of —; σφῶν (Aeolic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	—
Genitive	σφῶν sphôn
Dative	ᾰ̓́σφι ásphi
Accusative	ᾰ̓́σφε ásphe
Vocative	—
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Related terms

σφέτερος (sphéteros)
σφωέ (sphōé)
σφωΐτερος (sphōḯteros)

References

σφεῖς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

σφεῖς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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