"ἀργεϊφόντης" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Proper name

IPA: /ar.ɡe.i.pʰón.tɛːs/, /ar.ʝe.iˈɸon.tis/, /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.dis/, /ar.ɡe.i.pʰón.tɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ar.ɡe.iˈpʰon.te̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ar.ʝe.iˈɸon.tis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.tis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ar.ʝe.iˈfon.dis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain; suggestions for a literal meaning include: * ‘slayer of Argos’, from Ἄργος (Árgos) + φόνος (phónos) + -της (-tēs) * ‘serpent-slayer’ from ἀργῆς (argês) + φόνος (phónos) + -της (-tēs) * ‘swift-appearing’ from ἀργός (argós) + φαίνω (phaínō) + -της (-tēs) Etymology templates: {{unc|grc}} Uncertain, {{af|grc|Ἄργος|φόνος|-της|id3=agent noun}} Ἄργος (Árgos) + φόνος (phónos) + -της (-tēs), {{af|grc|ἀργῆς|φόνος|-της|id3=agent noun}} ἀργῆς (argês) + φόνος (phónos) + -της (-tēs), {{af|grc|ἀργός|φαίνω|-της|id3=agent noun}} ἀργός (argós) + φαίνω (phaínō) + -της (-tēs) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|ἀργεϊφόντου|m|first}} ἀργεϊφόντης • (argeïphóntēs) m (genitive ἀργεϊφόντου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἀργεϊφόντης|ου|form=S}}, {{grc-decl|ἀργεϊφόντης|ου|dial=epi|form=S}} Forms: argeïphóntēs [romanization], ἀργεϊφόντου [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ ἀργεϊφόντης [nominative, singular], τοῦ ἀργεϊφόντου [genitive, singular], τῷ ἀργεϊφόντῃ [dative, singular], τὸν ἀργεϊφόντην [accusative, singular], ἀργεϊφόντᾰ [singular, vocative], Epic declension-1 [table-tags], ἀργεϊφόντης [nominative, singular], ἀργεϊφόντᾱο [genitive, singular], ἀργεϊφόντε͜ω [genitive, singular], ἀργεϊφόντω [genitive, singular], ἀργεϊφόντῃ [dative, singular], ἀργεϊφόντην [accusative, singular], ἀργεϊφόντᾰ [singular, vocative]
  1. epithet of Hermes, literal meaning uncertain (see Etymology above) Synonyms: ἀργειφόντης (argeiphóntēs), Ἀργεϊφόντης (Argeïphóntēs), Ἀργειφόντης (Argeiphóntēs) (english: when interpreted as ‘slayer of Argos’)

Inflected forms

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