ἀμφικέφαλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀμφικέφαλλος (amphiképhallos), ἀμφικνέφαλλος (amphiknéphallos), ἀμφικνέφαλος (amphiknéphalos)

Etymology

From ἀμφι- (amphi-, on both sides) +‎ κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰi.ké.pʰa.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /am.pʰiˈke.pʰa.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /am.ɸiˈce.ɸa.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈce.fa.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /am.fiˈce.fa.los/

Adjective

ἀμφῐκέφᾰλος • (amphiképhalos) m or f (neuter ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον); second declension

two-headed
(of the femur) with two apophyses
(of a couch) having two places for the head

Declension

Second declension of ἀμφῐκέφᾰλος; ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλος amphiképhalos	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphiképhalon	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphikephálō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphikephálō	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλοι amphiképhaloi	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλᾰ amphiképhala
Genitive	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λου amphikephálou	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λου amphikephálou	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphikepháloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphikepháloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λων amphikephálōn	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λων amphikephálōn
Dative	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λῳ amphikephálōi	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λῳ amphikephálōi	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphikepháloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοιν amphikepháloin	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοις amphikephálois	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λοις amphikephálois
Accusative	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphiképhalon	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphiképhalon	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphikephálō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphikephálō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λους amphikephálous	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλᾰ amphiképhala
Vocative	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλε amphiképhale	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλον amphiképhalon	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphikephálō	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λω amphikephálō	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλοι amphiképhaloi	ἀμφῐκέφᾰλᾰ amphiképhala
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφῐκεφᾰ́λως amphikephálōs		ἀμφῐκεφᾰλώτερος amphikephalṓteros		ἀμφῐκεφᾰλώτᾰτος amphikephalṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.