ἀμφίβολος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμφιβάλλω (amphibállō, “to waver, to hesitate”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.bo.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.bo.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.βo.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vo.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vo.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολος • (amphíbolos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον); second declension

(passive meaning) dubious, doubtful
(active meaning) wavering, hesitant, uncertain

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολος; ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολος amphíbolos	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον amphíbolon	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω amphibólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω amphibólō	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολοι amphíboloi	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολᾰ amphíbola
Genitive	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλου amphibólou	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλου amphibólou	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν amphibóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν amphibóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλων amphibólōn	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλων amphibólōn
Dative	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλῳ amphibólōi	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλῳ amphibólōi	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν amphibóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοιν amphibóloin	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοις amphibólois	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλοις amphibólois
Accusative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον amphíbolon	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον amphíbolon	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω amphibólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω amphibólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλους amphibólous	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολᾰ amphíbola
Vocative	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολε amphíbole	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολον amphíbolon	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω amphibólō	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλω amphibólō	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολοι amphíboloi	ᾰ̓μφῐ́βολᾰ amphíbola
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓μφῐβόλως amphibólōs		ᾰ̓μφῐβολώτερος amphibolṓteros		ᾰ̓μφῐβολώτᾰτος amphibolṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀμφιβολέω (amphiboléō)