Θηραμένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from θήρα (thḗra, “the hunt”) +‎ μένω (ménō, “to stay”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.raː.mé.nɛːs/ → /θi.raˈme.nis/ → /θi.raˈme.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.raː.mé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe̝.raˈme.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θi.raˈme.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θi.raˈme.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θi.raˈme.nis/

Proper noun

Θηρᾱμένης • (Thērāménēs) m (genitive Θηρᾱμένους); third declension

1. a male given name, Theramenes
2. the fifth century BCE Athenian statesman Theramenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Θηρᾱμένης; τοῦ Θηρᾱμένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θηρᾱμένης ho Thērāménēs
Genitive	τοῦ Θηρᾱμένους toû Thērāménous
Dative	τῷ Θηρᾱμένει tôi Thērāménei
Accusative	τὸν Θηρᾱμένη tòn Thērāménē
Vocative	Θηρᾱ́μενες Thērā́menes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Θηραμένης (Thiraménis)
• → Latin: Thērāmenēs

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027