Bechtel posited "that which prevents destruction", from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φλάω (phláō, “to crush”), but this is considered improbable by Beekes, who claims it is from Pre-Greek.
ἄφλᾰστον • (áphlaston) n (genitive ἀφλᾰ́στου); second declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ ἄφλᾰστον tò áphlaston |
τὼ ἀφλᾰ́στω tṑ aphlástō |
τᾰ̀ ἄφλᾰστᾰ tà áphlasta | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ ἀφλᾰ́στου toû aphlástou |
τοῖν ἀφλᾰ́στοιν toîn aphlástoin |
τῶν ἀφλᾰ́στων tôn aphlástōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ ἀφλᾰ́στῳ tôi aphlástōi |
τοῖν ἀφλᾰ́στοιν toîn aphlástoin |
τοῖς ἀφλᾰ́στοις toîs aphlástois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ ἄφλᾰστον tò áphlaston |
τὼ ἀφλᾰ́στω tṑ aphlástō |
τᾰ̀ ἄφλᾰστᾰ tà áphlasta | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἄφλᾰστον áphlaston |
ἀφλᾰ́στω aphlástō |
ἄφλᾰστᾰ áphlasta | ||||||||||
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