δίφρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from δι- (di-, “two”) +‎ φέρω (phérō, “to bear”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dí.pʰros/ → /ˈði.ɸros/ → /ˈði.fros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dí.pʰros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdi.pʰros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.ɸros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈði.fros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈði.fros/

Noun

δίφρος • (díphros) m (genitive δίφρου); second declension

1. chariot-board, on which the warrior and the driver stood
2. chariot itself, travelling car, litter
3. seat, couch, stool
4. royal throne

Declension

Second declension of ὁ δῐ́φρος; τοῦ δῐ́φρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δῐ́φρος ho díphros	τὼ δῐ́φρω tṑ díphrō	οἱ δῐ́φροι hoi díphroi
Genitive	τοῦ δῐ́φρου toû díphrou	τοῖν δῐ́φροιν toîn díphroin	τῶν δῐ́φρων tôn díphrōn
Dative	τῷ δῐ́φρῳ tôi díphrōi	τοῖν δῐ́φροιν toîn díphroin	τοῖς δῐ́φροις toîs díphrois
Accusative	τὸν δῐ́φρον tòn díphron	τὼ δῐ́φρω tṑ díphrō	τοὺς δῐ́φρους toùs díphrous
Vocative	δῐ́φρε díphre	δῐ́φρω díphrō	δῐ́φροι díphroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of δῐ́φρος; δῐ́φρου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δῐ́φρος díphros	δῐ́φρω díphrō	δῐ́φροι díphroi
Genitive	δῐ́φρου / δῐφροῖο / δῐ́φροιο / δῐφρόο / δῐ́φροο díphrou / diphroîo / díphroio / diphróo / díphroo	δῐ́φροιῐν díphroiin	δῐ́φρων díphrōn
Dative	δῐ́φρῳ díphrōi	δῐ́φροιῐν díphroiin	δῐ́φροισῐ / δῐ́φροισῐν / δῐ́φροις díphroisi(n) / díphrois
Accusative	δῐ́φρον díphron	δῐ́φρω díphrō	δῐ́φρους díphrous
Vocative	δῐ́φρε díphre	δῐ́φρω díphrō	δῐ́φροι díphroi
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• δίφραξ (díphrax)
• διφρεία (diphreía)
• διφρευτής (diphreutḗs)
• διφρηλάτης (diphrēlátēs)
• διφρίδιον (diphrídion)
• διφρίον (diphríon)
• δίφριος (díphrios)
• δίφρις (díphris)
• διφρίσκος (diphrískos)
• διφροπηγία (diphropēgía)
• διφρουλκέω (diphroulkéō)
• διφρουργία (diphrourgía)
• διφροῦχος (diphroûkhos)
• διφροφόρος (diphrophóros)
• ἐνδίφριος (endíphrios)
• ἐπιδιφριάς (epidiphriás)
• ἐπιδίφριος (epidíphrios)
• ποικιλόδιφρος (poikilódiphros)

 

Further reading

• “δίφρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δίφρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “δίφρος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δίφρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δίφρος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δίφρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “δίφρος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • camp-stool idem, page 110.
  • car idem, page 113.
  • carriage idem, page 115.
  • chair idem, page 122.
  • chariot idem, page 126.
  • seat idem, page 746.
  • stool idem, page 819.