Θέστωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θέσσασθαι (théssasthai, “to pray for”) +‎ -τωρ (-tōr, “-er”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰés.tɔːr/ → /ˈθes.tor/ → /ˈθes.tor/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰés.tɔːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰes.tor/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.tor/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.tor/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.tor/

Proper noun

Θέστωρ • (Théstōr) m (genitive Θέστορος); third declension

1. Thestor
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 16.401

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Θέστωρ; τοῦ Θέστορος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θέστωρ ho Théstōr
Genitive	τοῦ Θέστορος toû Théstoros
Dative	τῷ Θέστορῐ tôi Théstori
Accusative	τὸν Θέστορᾰ tòn Théstora
Vocative	Θέστορ Théstor
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Θεστόρειος (Thestóreios)

Descendants

• Greek:
  • Θέστωρ (Théstor)
  • Θέστορας (Théstoras)
• Latin: Thestor

References

• “Θέστωρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027