"σφεῖς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σφεῖς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /spʰêːs/, /sɸis/, /sfis/, /spʰêːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /spʰis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /sɸis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /sfis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /sfis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: PIE word *swé The consonantism began in the dative σφι (sphi), originally the dative of the reflexive pronoun, from Proto-Indo-European *s(e)bʰi. Later the σφ-cluster spread to the rest of the paradigm, and the pronoun acquired a nonreflexive plural sense. The ending -εῖς was added by analogy with other pronominal forms, such as ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs). The σφ-cluster also spread to the third-person dual pronoun σφωέ (sphōé) and the second-person dual pronoun σφώ (sphṓ). Etymology templates: {{PIE word|grc|swé}} PIE word *swé, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*swé|*s(e)bʰi}} Proto-Indo-European *s(e)bʰi, {{lang|grc|σφ-}} σφ-, {{lang|grc|-εῖς}} -εῖς, {{lang|grc|σφ-}} σφ- Head templates: {{head|grc|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns|cat3=reflexive pronouns}} σφεῖς • (spheîs) Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|irreg|σφεῖς|σφῶν|σφῐ́σῐ(ν)|σφᾶς|VP=-|dial=att|form=X-plur}}, {{grc-decl|irreg|-|σφείων, σφέων, σφεων†, σφῶν|σφῐ́σῐ(ν), σφῐσῐ(ν)†, σφῐν†|σφέᾰς, σφεᾰς†, σφε†|VP=-|dial=epi|form=X-plur}}, {{grc-decl|irreg|σφεῖς|σφέων, σφεων†|σφῐ́σῐ(ν), σφῐσῐ(ν)†, σφῐ, σφῐν|σφέᾰς, σφεᾰς†, σφεᾰ† (neuter)|VP=-|dial=ion|form=X-plur}}, {{grc-decl|irreg|-|σφείων, ψέων|φῐ́ν, ψῐ́ν, σφῐ(ν)†|σφέ, ψέ|VP=-|dial=dor|form=X-plur}}, {{grc-decl|irreg|-|σφῶν|ᾰ̓́σφι|ᾰ̓́σφε|VP=-|dial=aio|form=X-plur}} Forms: spheîs [romanization], Attic irregular [table-tags], σφεῖς [nominative, plural], σφῶν [genitive, plural], σφῐ́σῐ [dative, plural], σφῐ́σῐν [dative, plural], sphísi [dative, plural], sphísin [dative, plural], σφᾶς [accusative, plural], - [plural, vocative], Epic irregular [table-tags], - [nominative, plural], σφείων [genitive, plural], σφέων [genitive, plural], σφεων [genitive, plural], σφῶν [genitive, plural], spheíōn [genitive, plural], sphéōn [genitive, plural], spheōn [genitive, plural], sphôn [genitive, plural], σφῐ́σῐ [dative, plural], σφῐ́σῐν [dative, plural], σφῐσῐ [dative, plural], σφῐσῐν [dative, plural], σφῐν [dative, plural], sphísi [dative, plural], sphísin [dative, plural], sphisi [dative, plural], sphisin [dative, plural], sphin [dative, plural], σφέᾰς [accusative, plural], σφεᾰς [accusative, plural], σφε [accusative, plural], sphéas [accusative, plural], spheas [accusative, plural], sphe [accusative, plural], - [plural, vocative], irregular [table-tags], σφεῖς [nominative, plural], σφέων [genitive, plural], σφεων [genitive, plural], sphéōn [genitive, plural], spheōn [genitive, plural], σφῐ́σῐ [dative, plural], σφῐ́σῐν [dative, plural], σφῐσῐ [dative, plural], σφῐσῐν [dative, plural], σφῐ [dative, plural], σφῐν [dative, plural], sphísi [dative, plural], sphísin [dative, plural], sphisi [dative, plural], sphisin [dative, plural], sphi [dative, plural], sphin [dative, plural], σφέᾰς [accusative, plural], σφεᾰς [accusative, plural], σφεᾰ [accusative, neuter, plural], sphéas [accusative, plural], spheas [accusative, plural], sphea [accusative, neuter, plural], - [plural, vocative], irregular [table-tags], - [nominative, plural], σφείων [genitive, plural], ψέων [genitive, plural], φῐ́ν [dative, plural], ψῐ́ν [dative, plural], σφῐ [dative, plural], σφῐν [dative, plural], phín [dative, plural], psín [dative, plural], sphi [dative, plural], sphin [dative, plural], σφέ [accusative, plural], ψέ [accusative, plural], - [plural, vocative], irregular [table-tags], - [nominative, plural], σφῶν [genitive, plural], ᾰ̓́σφι [dative, plural], ᾰ̓́σφε [accusative, plural], - [plural, vocative]
  1. (personal pronoun, third person) they Tags: personal, pronoun, third-person
    Sense id: en-σφεῖς-grc-pron-FR5YqDEw
  2. (reflexive, third person) themselves Tags: reflexive, third-person
    Sense id: en-σφεῖς-grc-pron-QupA9gjO Categories (other): Ancient Greek reflexive pronouns, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek personal pronouns, Ancient Greek pronouns, Ancient Greek reflexive pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek personal pronouns: 6 94 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek pronouns: 32 68 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek reflexive pronouns: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: σφέτερος (sphéteros), σφωέ (sphōé), σφωΐτερος (sphōḯteros)

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tsd",
            "2": "σι"
          },
          "expansion": "Tsakonian: σι (si)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tsakonian: σι (si)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "swé"
      },
      "expansion": "PIE word\n *swé",
      "name": "PIE word"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*swé",
        "4": "*s(e)bʰi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *s(e)bʰi",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σφ-"
      },
      "expansion": "σφ-",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-εῖς"
      },
      "expansion": "-εῖς",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σφ-"
      },
      "expansion": "σφ-",
      "name": "lang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "PIE word\n *swé\nThe consonantism began in the dative σφι (sphi), originally the dative of the reflexive pronoun, from Proto-Indo-European *s(e)bʰi. Later the σφ-cluster spread to the rest of the paradigm, and the pronoun acquired a nonreflexive plural sense. The ending -εῖς was added by analogy with other pronominal forms, such as ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs). The σφ-cluster also spread to the third-person dual pronoun σφωέ (sphōé) and the second-person dual pronoun σφώ (sphṓ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spheîs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεῖς",
      "roman": "spheîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῶν",
      "roman": "sphôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφᾶς",
      "roman": "sphâs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφείων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῶν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφε",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεῖς",
      "roman": "spheîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεᾰ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφείων",
      "roman": "spheíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψέων",
      "roman": "pséōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐ́ν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψῐ́ν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phín",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "psín",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέ",
      "roman": "sphé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψέ",
      "roman": "psé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῶν",
      "roman": "sphôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́σφι",
      "roman": "ásphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́σφε",
      "roman": "ásphe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "personal pronouns",
        "cat3": "reflexive pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "σφεῖς • (spheîs)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "σφεῖς",
        "3": "σφῶν",
        "4": "σφῐ́σῐ(ν)",
        "5": "σφᾶς",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "att",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "σφείων, σφέων, σφεων†, σφῶν",
        "4": "σφῐ́σῐ(ν), σφῐσῐ(ν)†, σφῐν†",
        "5": "σφέᾰς, σφεᾰς†, σφε†",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "epi",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "σφεῖς",
        "3": "σφέων, σφεων†",
        "4": "σφῐ́σῐ(ν), σφῐσῐ(ν)†, σφῐ, σφῐν",
        "5": "σφέᾰς, σφεᾰς†, σφεᾰ† (neuter)",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "ion",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "σφείων, ψέων",
        "4": "φῐ́ν, ψῐ́ν, σφῐ(ν)†",
        "5": "σφέ, ψέ",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "dor",
        "form": "X-plur"
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      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "-",
        "3": "σφῶν",
        "4": "ᾰ̓́σφι",
        "5": "ᾰ̓́σφε",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "aio",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
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  "pos": "pron",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "σφέτερος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "σφωέ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sphōḯteros",
      "word": "σφωΐτερος"
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        "personal",
        "pronoun",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "_dis": "6 94",
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            "Pronouns",
            "Lemmas"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 68",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek pronouns",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek reflexive pronouns",
          "parents": [
            "Reflexive pronouns",
            "Personal pronouns",
            "Pronouns",
            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "(reflexive, third person) themselves"
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        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/spʰêːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰêːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σφεῖς"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 1-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek personal pronouns",
    "Ancient Greek pronouns",
    "Ancient Greek reflexive pronouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *swé",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "σι"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "2": "swé"
      },
      "expansion": "PIE word\n *swé",
      "name": "PIE word"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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        "4": "*s(e)bʰi"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "lang"
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "-εῖς"
      },
      "expansion": "-εῖς",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σφ-"
      },
      "expansion": "σφ-",
      "name": "lang"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "spheîs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "Attic irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "σφεῖς",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "σφῶν",
      "roman": "sphôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφᾶς",
      "roman": "sphâs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Epic irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφείων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῶν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφε",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεῖς",
      "roman": "spheîs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεων",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ́σῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphísin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεᾰς",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφεᾰ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphéas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spheas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphea",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφείων",
      "roman": "spheíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψέων",
      "roman": "pséōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φῐ́ν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψῐ́ν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phín",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "psín",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφέ",
      "roman": "sphé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ψέ",
      "roman": "psé",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "irregular",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "σφῶν",
      "roman": "sphôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́σφι",
      "roman": "ásphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́σφε",
      "roman": "ásphe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "cat2": "personal pronouns",
        "cat3": "reflexive pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "σφεῖς • (spheîs)",
      "name": "head"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "σφεῖς",
        "3": "σφῶν",
        "4": "σφῐ́σῐ(ν)",
        "5": "σφᾶς",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "att",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "σφείων, σφέων, σφεων†, σφῶν",
        "4": "σφῐ́σῐ(ν), σφῐσῐ(ν)†, σφῐν†",
        "5": "σφέᾰς, σφεᾰς†, σφε†",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "epi",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "σφεῖς",
        "3": "σφέων, σφεων†",
        "4": "σφῐ́σῐ(ν), σφῐσῐ(ν)†, σφῐ, σφῐν",
        "5": "σφέᾰς, σφεᾰς†, σφεᾰ† (neuter)",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "ion",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "σφείων, ψέων",
        "4": "φῐ́ν, ψῐ́ν, σφῐ(ν)†",
        "5": "σφέ, ψέ",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "dor",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irreg",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "σφῶν",
        "4": "ᾰ̓́σφι",
        "5": "ᾰ̓́σφε",
        "VP": "-",
        "dial": "aio",
        "form": "X-plur"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "sphéteros",
      "word": "σφέτερος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sphōé",
      "word": "σφωέ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sphōḯteros",
      "word": "σφωΐτερος"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "they"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(personal pronoun, third person) they"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "personal",
        "pronoun",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek reflexive pronouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "themselves"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, third person) themselves"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰêːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰêːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "σφεῖς"
}

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