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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Traditionally connected to Sanskrit अप्नस् (apnas, “property, possession”) and Latin ops (“power. strength”). The agreement with Hittite (ḫappina-, “rich”) is remarkable, but cannot be correct in view of the more likely comparison with the above, which are probably not directly related to the Hittite word. The Greek word looks Proto-Indo-European: according to Beekes, a root *h₂bʰen- is the obvious reconstruction. The recent attempt to connect this word with Proto-Indo-European *h₂ebʰ- (“stream”) does not convince, but it would be similar to affluent (i.e. "flowing") and to πλοῦτος (ploûtos) (i.e. "flowing").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.pʰe.nos/ → /ˈa.ɸe.nos/ → /ˈa.fe.nos/
Noun
ἄφενος • (áphenos) n (genitive ἀφένους); third declension
- revenue, riches, wealth, abundance
- Synonym: πλοῦτος (ploûtos)
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Further reading
- “ἄφενος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἄφενος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἄφενος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἄφενος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἄφενος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἄφενος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN