όφις
See also: Όφις and ὄφις
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈofis/
- Hyphenation: ό‧φις
Noun
όφις • (ófis) m
- Katharevousa form of φίδι (fídi, “snake”)
Usage notes
In set phrases:
- ὁ ὄφις μέ ἠπάτησε (ὁ ὄfis mé ἠpátise, “the serpent deceived me Genesis 3:13”) (of declining responsibilities - in polytonic)
- ο κατηραμένος όφις (o katiraménos ófis, “the accursed serpent”)
- ιερός όφις (ierós ófis, “holy serpent”) (of medicine, Hippocrates)
Declension in the ancient fashion
Related terms
- οφιόδηκτος (ofiódiktos, “bitten by a snake”)
- οφιοειδής (ofioeidís, “ophidian, anguineous”)
- οφιολάτρης m (ofiolátris, “ophiolater”), οφιολάτρις f
- οφιολατρία f (ofiolatría, “ophiolatry”), οφιολατρεία
- οφιολιθικός m (ofiolithikós, “ophiolitic”) (geology)
- οφιόλιθος m (ofiólithos, “ophiolite”) (geology)
- όφιος m (ófios, “snake”) (literary)
- οφιοφαγία f (ofiofagía, “ophiophage]”)
- Οφιούχος m (Ofioúchos, “Ophiuchus”) (astronomy)
- Όφις m (Ófis, “Serpens”) (astronomy)
See also
- Related terms at φίδι