Γλαύκων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γλαυκός (glaukós, “gleaming”) +‎ -ων (-ōn, Strabon suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡlǎu̯.kɔːn/ → /ˈɣlaɸ.kon/ → /ˈɣlaf.kon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡlǎu̯.kɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlaʍ.kon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣlaɸ.kon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈɣlaf.kon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈɣlaf.kon/

Proper noun

Γλαύκων • (Glaúkōn) m (genitive Γλαύκωνος); third declension

1. a male given name, Glaucon

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Γλαύκων; τοῦ Γλαύκωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γλαύκων ho Glaúkōn
Genitive	τοῦ Γλαύκωνος toû Glaúkōnos
Dative	τῷ Γλαύκωνῐ tôi Glaúkōni
Accusative	τὸν Γλαύκωνᾰ tòn Glaúkōna
Vocative	Γλαύκων Glaúkōn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Γλαύκων (Gláfkon)
• Latin: Glaucōn

References

• Γλαύκων in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
• Γλαύκων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette