ὄμφαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

It could derive from *h₃nebʰ- (“navel”), but the semantic explanation as a navel-like knob is hardly convincing. Furnée connects ἀμφίας (amphías, “bad Sicilian wine”) and ἀμφής (amphḗs, “wine blossom”). The variation, as well as the suffix -αξ, would point to Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /óm.pʰaks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈom.pʰaks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈom.ɸaks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈom.faks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈom.faks/

Noun

ὄμφᾰξ • (ómphax) f (genitive ὄμφᾰκος); third declension

unripe grape, also of olives
young girl, not yet ripe for marriage
unripe hard breast of a young girl
kind of gem, used for seals

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ὄμφᾰξ; τῆς ὄμφᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ὄμφᾰξ hē ómphax	τὼ ὄμφᾰκε tṑ ómphake	αἱ ὄμφᾰκες hai ómphakes
Genitive	τῆς ὄμφᾰκος tês ómphakos	τοῖν ὀμφᾰ́κοιν toîn omphákoin	τῶν ὀμφᾰ́κων tôn omphákōn
Dative	τῇ ὄμφᾰκῐ têi ómphaki	τοῖν ὀμφᾰ́κοιν toîn omphákoin	ταῖς ὄμφᾰξῐ / ὄμφᾰξῐν taîs ómphaxi(n)
Accusative	τὴν ὄμφᾰκᾰ tḕn ómphaka	τὼ ὄμφᾰκε tṑ ómphake	τᾱ̀ς ὄμφᾰκᾰς tā̀s ómphakas
Vocative	ὄμφᾰξ ómphax	ὄμφᾰκε ómphake	ὄμφᾰκες ómphakes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ὀμφακηρός (omphakērós)
ὀμφακίας (omphakías)
ὀμφακίζω (omphakízō)
ὀμφάκινον (omphákinon)
ὀμφάκινος (omphákinos)
ὀμφάκιον (omphákion)
ὀμφάκιος (omphákios)
ὀμφακίς (omphakís)
ὀμφακισμός (omphakismós)
ὀμφακίτης (omphakítēs)
ὀμφακόκαρπος (omphakókarpos)
ὀμφακόμελι (omphakómeli)
ὀμφακομελίτης (omphakomelítēs)
ὀμφακοράξ (omphakoráx)
ὀμφακώδης (omphakṓdēs)