ἀμφίς

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi (“round about, around”), same source as Old High German umbi (“around”), Old Irish imb, Old English ymbe, Latin ambi-, Sanskrit अभितस् (abhítas, “on both sides”).

Pronunciation

 

Adverb

ᾰ̓μφῐ́ς • (ămphĭ́s)

  1. on both sides
  2. around
  3. apart, asunder
  4. separately
  5. between

Preposition

ᾰ̓μφῐ́ς • (ămphĭ́s) (governs the genitive)

  1. around
  2. apart from, far from

Usage notes

While ἀμφίς is technically simply an alternative spelling of ἀμφί, in practice the former generally functions as an adverb, and the latter as a preposition. Both are largely replaced by περί in later Greek.

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