Ἐπίκτητος

See also: ἐπίκτητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπίκτητος (epíktētos), fromἐπῐ- (epi-) +‎ κτάομαι (ktáomai) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἐπίκτητος • (Epíktētos) m (genitive Ἐπικτήτου); second declension

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Epictetus
  2. in particular, the Stoic philosopher Epictetus

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Ἐπῐ́κτητος; τοῦ Ἐπῐκτήτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἐπῐ́κτητος
ho Epíktētos
Genitive τοῦ Ἐπῐκτήτου
toû Epiktḗtou
Dative τῷ Ἐπῐκτήτῳ
tôi Epiktḗtōi
Accusative τὸν Ἐπῐ́κτητον
tòn Epíktēton
Vocative Ἐπῐ́κτητε
Epíktēte
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Descendants
  • Greek: Επίκτητος (Epíktitos)
  • → Latin: Epictētus

Further reading
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009
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