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σφέτερος

σφέτερος

Ancient Greek

Adjective

σφέτερος (sphéteros) m (feminine σφετέρᾱ, neuter σφέτερον); first/second declension

  1. (the only sense in Epic) third-person plural possessive pronoun, including reflexive
    1. (modifying a noun) their, of theirs; their own
    2. (as substantive, often with article) theirs, their own
  2. sometimes possessive and possessive reflexive of other persons: first-person singular and plural, second-person singular and plural, third-person singular

Inflection

References

σφέτερος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

  • «σφέτερος» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.