ΣΑΠΦΩ, σαπφω
SAPPHŌ, sapphō
Sounds Like: SAP-foh
Translations: Sappho
From the root: ΣΑΠΦΩ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Sappho was an ancient Greek lyric poet from the island of Lesbos. She is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung and accompanied by a lyre. Her work is often associated with themes of love and desire, particularly for women. She is one of the most famous female poets from antiquity.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 5:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΑΠΦΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΣΑΠΦΟΥΣ — of Sappho
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