ἀντίπαλον δέος

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tí.pa.lon dé.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.lon ˈde.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.lon ˈðe.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.lon ˈðe.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdi.pa.lon ˈðe.os/

Phrase

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον δέος • (ăntĭ́pălon déos)

mutual fear between rivals, enemies caused by the balance of their power
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 3.11.2

Descendants

→ Greek: αντίπαλο δέος (antípalo déos) (learned)

Further reading

“ἀντίπαλος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
“ἀντίπαλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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