σιφλός

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

The word shares the formation with τυφλός (tuphlós, blind) and χωλός (khōlós, lame). Besides this word, there are also σιφνός (siphnós, empty, void) and σιπαλός (sipalós, blinded; maimed). Because of the variants σιφλ-/σιφν-/σιπαλ-, the word is probably of Pre-Greek origin.

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Adjective

σῐφλός (siphlósm (feminine σῐφλή, neuter σῐφλόν); first/second declension

  1. crippled, maimed, lame
  2. mad, foolish, blinded
  3. porous, spongy, hollow

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