Ancient Greek

Noun

σφαῖρα • ‎(sphaîra) f ‎(genitive σφαίρας); first declension

1. ball, globe

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• σφαιρικός ‎(sphairikós)

References

• σφαῖρα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• «σφαῖρα» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• «σφαῖρα» 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.
  • ball idem, page 60.
  • globe idem, page 362.
  • sphere idem, page 801.