"ἀμφορεύς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀμφορεύς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /am.pʰo.rěu̯s/, /am.ɸoˈreɸs/, /am.foˈrefs/, /am.pʰo.rěu̯s/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /am.pʰoˈrews/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /am.ɸoˈreɸs/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /am.foˈrefs/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /am.foˈrefs/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἀμφιφορεύς (amphiphoreús, literally “two-handled”) by haplology, from ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) + φορεύς (phoreús, “bearer”), from φέρω (phérō, “I bear”). The compound is earliest attested as Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we) and Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-po-re-we). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{glossary|haplology}} haplology, {{cog|gmy|𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we), {{cog|gmy|𐀀𐀡𐀩𐀸}} Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-po-re-we) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓μφορέως|m|third|head=ᾰ̓μφορεύς}} ᾰ̓μφορεύς • (ămphoreús) m (genitive ᾰ̓μφορέως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓μφορεύς|ᾰ̓μφορέως|form=M-full}} Forms: ᾰ̓μφορεύς [canonical], ămphoreús [romanization], ᾰ̓μφορέως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ᾰ̓μφορεύς [nominative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓μφορῆ [dual, nominative], οἱ ᾰ̓μφορῆς [nominative, plural], ᾰ̓μφορεῖς [nominative, plural], τοῦ ᾰ̓μφορέως [genitive, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓μφορέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ᾰ̓μφορέων [genitive, plural], τῷ ᾰ̓μφορεῖ [dative, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓μφορέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ᾰ̓μφορεῦσῐ [dative, plural], ᾰ̓μφορεῦσῐν [dative, plural], toîs ămphoreûsĭ [dative, plural], toîs ămphoreûsĭn [dative, plural], τὸν ᾰ̓μφορέᾱ [accusative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓μφορῆ [accusative, dual], τοὺς ᾰ̓μφορέᾱς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓μφορεῦ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓μφορῆ [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓μφορῆς [plural, vocative], ᾰ̓μφορεῖς [plural, vocative]
  1. jar with a narrow neck, amphora
    Sense id: en-ἀμφορεύς-grc-noun-I0babYJV
  2. a liquid measure, nearly equal to 9 gallons
    Sense id: en-ἀμφορεύς-grc-noun-xUmxCrMo Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek haplological words, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek haplological words: 18 82 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ἀμφιφορεύς (amphiphoreús)
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          "gallons"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/am.pʰo.rěu̯s/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.ɸoˈreɸs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.foˈrefs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.pʰo.rěu̯s/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.pʰoˈrews/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.ɸoˈreɸs/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.foˈrefs/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/am.foˈrefs/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "amphiphoreús",
      "word": "ἀμφιφορεύς"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀμφορεύς"
}

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