Ἀριστοφάνης

See also: Αριστοφάνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄριστος (áristos, best) + -φανής (-phanḗs, seeming, appearing).

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Proper noun

Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νης (Aristophánēs) m (genitive Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νους); third declension

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Aristophanes
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      Particularly: “Pindar, Nemean Ode”)
  2. in particular, the 5th century BCE comic playwright Aristophanes

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