Not related to ὄφελος (óphelos, “use”). According to Beekes, probably connected to ἀπαφεῖν (apapheîn) aorist b of verb ἀπαφίσκω (apaphískō, “I deceive”) (itself probably from Pre-Greek/substrate), in which case the word originally meant "deceiving".
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος • (ăpophṓlĭos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον); second declension
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | ᾰ̓ποφώλῐος ăpophṓlĭos |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐοι ăpophṓlĭoi |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ ăpophṓlĭă | ||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ου ăpophōlĭ́ou |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ου ăpophōlĭ́ou |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ων ăpophōlĭ́ōn |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ων ăpophōlĭ́ōn | ||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ῳ ăpophōlĭ́ōi |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ῳ ăpophōlĭ́ōi |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οιν ăpophōlĭ́oin |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οις ăpophōlĭ́ois |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́οις ăpophōlĭ́ois | ||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ους ăpophōlĭ́ous |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ ăpophṓlĭă | ||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓ποφώλῐε ăpophṓlĭe |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐον ăpophṓlĭon |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ω ăpophōlĭ́ō |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐοι ăpophṓlĭoi |
ᾰ̓ποφώλῐᾰ ăpophṓlĭă | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| ᾰ̓ποφωλῐ́ως ăpophōlĭ́ōs |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐώτερος ăpophōlĭṓteros |
ᾰ̓ποφωλῐώτᾰτος ăpophōlĭṓtătos | ||||||||||||
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