ἀντίφωνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντί (antí, “in return”) +‎ φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

ἀντίφωνος • (antíphōnos) m or f (neuter ἀντίφωνον); second declension

  1. sounding in answer, concordant, as in the octave
    1. (with genitive) responsive to
  2. (neuter substantive) a concord in the octave
    1. (ecclesiastical) antiphon, anthem

Declension
Second declension of ἀντίφωνος; ἀντίφωνον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative ἀντίφωνος
antíphōnos		 ἀντίφωνον
antíphōnon		 ἀντιφώνω
antiphṓnō		 ἀντιφώνω
antiphṓnō		 ἀντίφωνοι
antíphōnoi		 ἀντίφωνᾰ
antíphōna
Genitive ἀντιφώνου
antiphṓnou		 ἀντιφώνου
antiphṓnou		 ἀντιφώνοιν
antiphṓnoin		 ἀντιφώνοιν
antiphṓnoin		 ἀντιφώνων
antiphṓnōn		 ἀντιφώνων
antiphṓnōn
Dative ἀντιφώνῳ
antiphṓnōi		 ἀντιφώνῳ
antiphṓnōi		 ἀντιφώνοιν
antiphṓnoin		 ἀντιφώνοιν
antiphṓnoin		 ἀντιφώνοις
antiphṓnois		 ἀντιφώνοις
antiphṓnois
Accusative ἀντίφωνον
antíphōnon		 ἀντίφωνον
antíphōnon		 ἀντιφώνω
antiphṓnō		 ἀντιφώνω
antiphṓnō		 ἀντιφώνους
antiphṓnous		 ἀντίφωνᾰ
antíphōna
Vocative ἀντίφωνε
antíphōne		 ἀντίφωνον
antíphōnon		 ἀντιφώνω
antiphṓnō		 ἀντιφώνω
antiphṓnō		 ἀντίφωνοι
antíphōnoi		 ἀντίφωνᾰ
antíphōna
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ἀντιφώνως
antiphṓnōs		 ἀντιφωνότερος
antiphōnóteros		 ἀντιφωνότᾰτος
antiphōnótatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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