"ἔφορος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἔφορος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /é.pʰo.ros/, /ˈe.ɸo.ros/, /ˈe.fo.ros/, /é.pʰo.ros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈe.pʰo.ros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈe.ɸo.ros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈe.fo.ros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈe.fo.ros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: A contraction of the earlier, Homeric Greek ἐπίουρος (epíouros), from ἐπι- (epi-) + οὖρος (oûros). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|ἐπίουρος}} ἐπίουρος (epíouros), {{prefix|grc|ἐπι|οὖρος}} ἐπι- (epi-) + οὖρος (oûros) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἐφόρου|m|second}} ἔφορος • (éphoros) m (genitive ἐφόρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἔφορος|ἐφόρου}} Forms: éphoros [romanization], ἐφόρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ ἔφορος [nominative, singular], τὼ ἐφόρω [dual, nominative], οἱ ἔφοροι [nominative, plural], τοῦ ἐφόρου [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἐφόροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἐφόρων [genitive, plural], τῷ ἐφόρῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἐφόροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ἐφόροις [dative, plural], τὸν ἔφορον [accusative, singular], τὼ ἐφόρω [accusative, dual], τοὺς ἐφόρους [accusative, plural], ἔφορε [singular, vocative], ἐφόρω [dual, vocative], ἔφοροι [plural, vocative]
  1. overseer, guardian, ruler Wikipedia link: Homeric Greek Derived forms: ἔφοροι (éphoroi)

Inflected forms

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