ἀσφοδελός
See also: ἀσφόδελος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀσφόδελος (asphódelos) with shift of accent to oxytone.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /as.pʰo.de.lós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /as.pʰo.dɛˈlos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /as.ɸo.ðeˈlos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /as.fo.ðeˈlos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /as.fo.ðeˈlos/
Adjective
ἀσφοδελός • (asphodelós) m
ἀσφοδελοῦ (asphodeloû)
- Covered in asphodel, flowery (in the phrase, κατ' ἀσφοδελὸν λειμῶνα)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.538
- ὣς ἐφάμην, ψυχὴ δὲ ποδώκεος Αἰακίδαο
φοίτα μακρὰ βιβᾶσα κατ᾽ ἀσφοδελὸν λειμῶνα,
γηθοσύνη ὅ οἱ υἱὸν ἔφην ἀριδείκετον εἶναι.- hṑs ephámēn, psukhḕ dè podṓkeos Aiakídao
phoíta makrà bibâsa kat᾽ asphodelòn leimôna,
gēthosúnē hó hoi huiòn éphēn arideíketon eînai.- So he said, and the soul of the swift-footed son of Ajax
returned and strode down the asphodel-covered meadow
glad that I had said his son was outstanding.
- So he said, and the soul of the swift-footed son of Ajax
- hṑs ephámēn, psukhḕ dè podṓkeos Aiakídao
- ὣς ἐφάμην, ψυχὴ δὲ ποδώκεος Αἰακίδαο
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Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ἀσφοδελός ho asphodelós | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ἀσφοδελοῦ toû asphodeloû | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ἀσφοδελῷ tôi asphodelôi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ἀσφοδελόν tòn asphodelón | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀσφοδελέ asphodelé | ||||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
References
- ἀσφοδελός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀσφοδελός in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀσφοδελός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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