"ὄφις" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ὄφις in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ó.pʰis/, /ˈo.ɸis/, /ˈo.fis/, /ó.pʰis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈo.pʰis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈo.ɸis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈo.fis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈo.fis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *ókʷʰis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”). Cognates include Sanskrit अहि (áhi), Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌- (aži-) and Old Armenian իժ (iž). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*ókʷʰis}} Proto-Hellenic *ókʷʰis, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₁ógʷʰis||snake}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”), {{cog|sa|अहि|tr=áhi}} Sanskrit अहि (áhi), {{cog|ae|𐬀𐬲𐬌|𐬀𐬲𐬌-}} Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌- (aži-), {{cog|xcl|իժ}} Old Armenian իժ (iž) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ὄφεως|m|third|gen2=ὄφιος|head=ὄφῐς}} ὄφῐς • (óphis) m (genitive ὄφεως or ὄφιος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ὄφῐς|ὄφεως|form=M}} Forms: ὄφῐς [canonical], óphis [romanization], ὄφεως [genitive], ὄφιος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ὄφῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ ὄφει [dual, nominative], οἱ ὄφεις [nominative, plural], τοῦ ὄφεως [genitive, singular], τοῖν ὀφέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ὄφεων [genitive, plural], τῷ ὄφει [dative, singular], τοῖν ὀφέοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ὄφεσῐ [dative, plural], ὄφεσῐν [dative, plural], toîs óphesi [dative, plural], toîs óphesin [dative, plural], τὸν ὄφῐν [accusative, singular], τὼ ὄφει [accusative, dual], τοὺς ὄφεις [accusative, plural], ὄφῐ [singular, vocative], ὄφει [dual, vocative], ὄφεις [plural, vocative]
  1. a serpent, snake
    Sense id: en-ὄφις-grc-noun-UF-7GM58 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 39 37 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 34 34 9
  2. serpentine bracelet
    Sense id: en-ὄφις-grc-noun-9nYFR08J Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 39 37 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 34 34 9
  3. (astronomy) the constellation Serpens Categories (topical): Constellations
    Sense id: en-ὄφις-grc-noun-FzeRa9hR Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 18 39 37 6 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 23 34 34 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 28 43 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 62 5 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  4. a type of creeping plant
    Sense id: en-ὄφις-grc-noun-GxnNfd4H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: δράκων (drákōn) Derived forms: ὀφίδιον (ophídion), ὀφιοειδής (ophioeidḗs)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ophídion",
      "word": "ὀφίδιον"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ophioeidḗs",
      "word": "ὀφιοειδής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gkm",
            "2": "ὄφις",
            "3": "ὄφης",
            "4": "ὄφιος",
            "5": "ὀφίδιον",
            "6": "ὀφίδιν",
            "7": "ὀφίδι",
            "8": "φίδιν",
            "9": "φίδι",
            "g2": "m",
            "g3": "m",
            "g4": "n",
            "g5": "n",
            "g6": "n",
            "g7": "n",
            "g8": "n",
            "tr2": "-",
            "tr3": "-",
            "tr6": "-",
            "tr8": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Byzantine Greek: ὄφις (óphis), ὄφης m, ὄφιος m, ὀφίδιον n (ophídion), ὀφίδιν n (ophídin), ὀφίδι n, φίδιν n (phídin), φίδι n",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Byzantine Greek: ὄφις (óphis), ὄφης m, ὄφιος m, ὀφίδιον n (ophídion), ὀφίδιν n (ophídin), ὀφίδι n, φίδιν n (phídin), φίδι n"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "φίδι"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: φίδι (fídi)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rare, literary"
          },
          "expansion": "(rare, literary)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Modern Greek: φίδι (fídi), όφιος m (rare, literary)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "фидъ"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: фидъ (fið)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: фидъ (fið)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ m (obion)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ m (obion)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*ókʷʰis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *ókʷʰis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁ógʷʰis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "snake"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अहि",
        "tr": "áhi"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit अहि (áhi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬀𐬲𐬌",
        "3": "𐬀𐬲𐬌-"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌- (aži-)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "իժ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian իժ (iž)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *ókʷʰis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”). Cognates include Sanskrit अहि (áhi), Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌- (aži-) and Old Armenian իժ (iž).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ὄφῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "óphis",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφεως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφιος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ὄφῐς",
      "roman": "ho óphis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὄφει",
      "roman": "tṑ óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ὄφεις",
      "roman": "hoi ópheis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ὄφεως",
      "roman": "toû ópheōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀφέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn ophéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ὄφεων",
      "roman": "tôn ópheōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ὄφει",
      "roman": "tôi óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀφέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn ophéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ὄφεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs óphesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs óphesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ὄφῐν",
      "roman": "tòn óphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὄφει",
      "roman": "tṑ óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ὄφεις",
      "roman": "toùs ópheis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφῐ",
      "roman": "óphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφει",
      "roman": "óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφεις",
      "roman": "ópheis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὄφεως",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "ὄφιος",
        "head": "ὄφῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "ὄφῐς • (óphis) m (genitive ὄφεως or ὄφιος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὄφῐς",
        "2": "ὄφεως",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 39 37 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 34 34 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a serpent, snake"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὄφις-grc-noun-UF-7GM58",
      "links": [
        [
          "serpent",
          "serpent"
        ],
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 39 37 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 34 34 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "serpentine bracelet"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὄφις-grc-noun-9nYFR08J",
      "links": [
        [
          "serpentine",
          "serpentine"
        ],
        [
          "bracelet",
          "bracelet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Constellations",
          "orig": "grc:Constellations",
          "parents": [
            "Astronomy",
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 39 37 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 34 34 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 28 43 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 19 62 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the constellation Serpens"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὄφις-grc-noun-FzeRa9hR",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
        [
          "Serpens",
          "Serpens"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) the constellation Serpens"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a type of creeping plant"
      ],
      "id": "en-ὄφις-grc-noun-GxnNfd4H",
      "links": [
        [
          "creeping",
          "creeping"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ó.pʰis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.ɸis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.fis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ó.pʰis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.pʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.ɸis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.fis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.fis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "drákōn",
      "word": "δράκων"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὄφις"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "ophídion",
      "word": "ὀφίδιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ophioeidḗs",
      "word": "ὀφιοειδής"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gkm",
            "2": "ὄφις",
            "3": "ὄφης",
            "4": "ὄφιος",
            "5": "ὀφίδιον",
            "6": "ὀφίδιν",
            "7": "ὀφίδι",
            "8": "φίδιν",
            "9": "φίδι",
            "g2": "m",
            "g3": "m",
            "g4": "n",
            "g5": "n",
            "g6": "n",
            "g7": "n",
            "g8": "n",
            "tr2": "-",
            "tr3": "-",
            "tr6": "-",
            "tr8": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Byzantine Greek: ὄφις (óphis), ὄφης m, ὄφιος m, ὀφίδιον n (ophídion), ὀφίδιν n (ophídin), ὀφίδι n, φίδιν n (phídin), φίδι n",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Byzantine Greek: ὄφις (óphis), ὄφης m, ὄφιος m, ὀφίδιον n (ophídion), ὀφίδιν n (ophídin), ὀφίδι n, φίδιν n (phídin), φίδι n"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "φίδι"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: φίδι (fídi)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rare, literary"
          },
          "expansion": "(rare, literary)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Modern Greek: φίδι (fídi), όφιος m (rare, literary)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-mar",
            "2": "фидъ"
          },
          "expansion": "Mariupol Greek: фидъ (fið)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mariupol Greek: фидъ (fið)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ m (obion)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ m (obion)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "grk-pro",
        "3": "*ókʷʰis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic *ókʷʰis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁ógʷʰis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "snake"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "अहि",
        "tr": "áhi"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit अहि (áhi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬀𐬲𐬌",
        "3": "𐬀𐬲𐬌-"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌- (aži-)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "իժ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian իժ (iž)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hellenic *ókʷʰis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (“snake”). Cognates include Sanskrit अहि (áhi), Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌- (aži-) and Old Armenian իժ (iž).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ὄφῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "óphis",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφεως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφιος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ ὄφῐς",
      "roman": "ho óphis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὄφει",
      "roman": "tṑ óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ ὄφεις",
      "roman": "hoi ópheis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ ὄφεως",
      "roman": "toû ópheōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀφέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn ophéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν ὄφεων",
      "roman": "tôn ópheōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ὄφει",
      "roman": "tôi óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ὀφέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn ophéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ὄφεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs óphesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs óphesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ὄφῐν",
      "roman": "tòn óphin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ὄφει",
      "roman": "tṑ óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ὄφεις",
      "roman": "toùs ópheis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφῐ",
      "roman": "óphi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφει",
      "roman": "óphei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὄφεις",
      "roman": "ópheis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὄφεως",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "ὄφιος",
        "head": "ὄφῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "ὄφῐς • (óphis) m (genitive ὄφεως or ὄφιος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ὄφῐς",
        "2": "ὄφεως",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a serpent, snake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serpent",
          "serpent"
        ],
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "serpentine bracelet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "serpentine",
          "serpentine"
        ],
        [
          "bracelet",
          "bracelet"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Constellations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the constellation Serpens"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
        [
          "Serpens",
          "Serpens"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) the constellation Serpens"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a type of creeping plant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "creeping",
          "creeping"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ó.pʰis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.ɸis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.fis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ó.pʰis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.pʰis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.ɸis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.fis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈo.fis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "drákōn",
      "word": "δράκων"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ὄφις"
}

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