ἀντίπαλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντῐ́ (antĭ́, “against”) +‎ πάλη (pálē, “wrestling, fight”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tí.pa.los/ → /anˈti.pa.los/ → /anˈdi.pa.los/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tí.pa.los/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.los/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.los/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈti.pa.los/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /anˈdi.pa.los/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλος • (ăntĭ́pălos) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον); second declension

1. antagonistic, rival, competitive
2. contrary, opposite, hostile
3. balanced, equal, proportioned

Declension

Second declension of ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλος; ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλος ăntĭ́pălos	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον ăntĭ́pălon		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω ăntĭpắlō	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω ăntĭpắlō		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλοι ăntĭ́păloi	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλᾰ ăntĭ́pălă
Genitive		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λου ăntĭpắlou	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λου ăntĭpắlou		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν ăntĭpắloin	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν ăntĭpắloin		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λων ăntĭpắlōn	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λων ăntĭpắlōn
Dative		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λῳ ăntĭpắlōi	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λῳ ăntĭpắlōi		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν ăntĭpắloin	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοιν ăntĭpắloin		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοις ăntĭpắlois	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λοις ăntĭpắlois
Accusative		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον ăntĭ́pălon	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον ăntĭ́pălon		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω ăntĭpắlō	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω ăntĭpắlō		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λους ăntĭpắlous	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλᾰ ăntĭ́pălă
Vocative		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλε ăntĭ́păle	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλον ăntĭ́pălon		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω ăntĭpắlō	ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λω ăntĭpắlō		ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλοι ăntĭ́păloi	ᾰ̓ντῐ́πᾰλᾰ ăntĭ́pălă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰ́λως ăntĭpắlōs			ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰλώτερος ăntĭpălṓteros			ᾰ̓ντῐπᾰλώτᾰτος ăntĭpălṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀντίπαλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ἀντίπαλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ἀντίπαλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἀντίπαλος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)