όφις

See also: Όφις and ὄφις

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈofis/
  • Hyphenation: ό‧φις

Noun

όφις • (ófis) m

  1. Katharevousa form of φίδι (fídi, “snake”)

Usage notes

In set phrases:

  • ὁ ὄφις μέ ἠπάτησε (ὁ ὄfis mé ἠpátise, “the serpent deceived me Genesis 3:13”) (of declining responsibilities - in polytonic)
  • ο κατηραμένος όφις (o katiraménos ófis, “the accursed serpent”)
  • ιερός όφις (ierós ófis, “holy serpent”) (of medicine, Hippocrates)

Declension in the ancient fashion

  • οφιόδηκτος (ofiódiktos, “bitten by a snake”)
  • οφιοειδής (ofioeidís, “ophidian, anguineous”)
  • οφιολάτρης m (ofiolátris, “ophiolater”), οφιολάτρις f
  • οφιολατρία f (ofiolatría, “ophiolatry”), οφιολατρεία
  • οφιολιθικός m (ofiolithikós, “ophiolitic”) (geology)
  • οφιόλιθος m (ofiólithos, “ophiolite”) (geology)
  • όφιος m (ófios, “snake”) (literary)
  • οφιοφαγία f (ofiofagía, “ophiophage”)
  • Οφιούχος m (Ofioúchos, “Ophiuchus”) (astronomy)
  • Όφις m (Ófis, “Serpens”) (astronomy)

See also

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