Diminutive from ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) + -ῐ́ον (-íon), ellipsis of ξηρίον φάρμακον (xēríon phármakon, literally “dry powder medicine”).
ξηρᾰ́φῐον • (xēráphion) n (genitive ξηρᾰφῐ́ου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | τὸ ξηρᾰ́φῐον tò xēráphion |
τὼ ξηρᾰφῐ́ω tṑ xēraphíō |
τᾰ̀ ξηρᾰ́φῐᾰ tà xēráphia | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ξηρᾰφῐ́ου toû xēraphíou |
τοῖν ξηρᾰφῐ́οιν toîn xēraphíoin |
τῶν ξηρᾰφῐ́ων tôn xēraphíōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ξηρᾰφῐ́ῳ tôi xēraphíōi |
τοῖν ξηρᾰφῐ́οιν toîn xēraphíoin |
τοῖς ξηρᾰφῐ́οις toîs xēraphíois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ ξηρᾰ́φῐον tò xēráphion |
τὼ ξηρᾰφῐ́ω tṑ xēraphíō |
τᾰ̀ ξηρᾰ́φῐᾰ tà xēráphia | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ξηρᾰ́φῐον xēráphion |
ξηρᾰφῐ́ω xēraphíō |
ξηρᾰ́φῐᾰ xēráphia | ||||||||||
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