φέγγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

No etymology. It has often been compared with Lithuanian spingiù (“to glitter”) and with Old English spincan (“to spark”), Old High German funko (“spark”), but this suggestion is impossible in view of the initial stops.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰéŋ.ɡos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰeŋ.ɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸeŋ.ɡos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfeŋ.ɡos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfeŋ.ɡos/

Noun

φέγγος • (phéngos) n (genitive φέγγεος); third declension

light, splendour, lustre
moonlight
Antonym: φάος (pháos)
light of torches or fire
light of the eyes
(figuratively) delight, glory, pride

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ φέγγος; τοῦ φέγγεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φέγγος tò phéngos	τὼ φέγγεε tṑ phéngee	τᾰ̀ φέγγεᾰ tà phéngea
Genitive	τοῦ φέγγεος toû phéngeos	τοῖν φεγγέοιν toîn phengéoin	τῶν φεγγέων tôn phengéōn
Dative	τῷ φέγγεῐ̈ tôi phéngeï	τοῖν φεγγέοιν toîn phengéoin	τοῖς φέγγεσῐ / φέγγεσῐν toîs phéngesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ φέγγος tò phéngos	τὼ φέγγεε tṑ phéngee	τᾰ̀ φέγγεᾰ tà phéngea
Vocative	φέγγος phéngos	φέγγεε phéngee	φέγγεᾰ phéngea
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

φεγγαῖον (phengaîon)
φεγγίτης (phengítēs)
φεγγοβολέω (phengoboléō)
φέγγω (phéngō)
χρυσοφεγγής (khrusophengḗs)

Descendants

Italiot Greek: fengo
Pontic Greek: φέγγος (féngos)