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ξίφος (xiphos): all forms

ξίφος means “sword”. Below is its full declension in Ancient Greek.

Forms

Forms, singular
Neuter
Nominativeξίφος
Genitiveξίφους
Dativeξίφει
Accusativeξίφος · ξίφην
Vocativeξίφος
Forms, plural
Neuter
Nominativeξίφη
Genitiveξιφῶν
Dativeξίφεσι(ν)
Accusativeξίφη
Vocativeξίφη

Meaning and examples of ξίφος

Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Liddell-Scott-Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.