Χέοψ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Χέωψ (Khéōps), Σοῦφις (Soûphis), Σώϋφις (Sṓüphis), Σαῶφις (Saôphis), Σοφέ (Sophé)

Etymology

From Egyptian ḫw.f-wj.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰé.ops/ → /ˈçe.ops/ → /ˈçe.ops/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰé.ops/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰe.ops/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈçe.ops/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈçe.ops/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈçe.ops/

Proper noun

Χέοψ • (Khéops) m (genitive Χέοπος); third declension

1. Cheops, a king of Egypt

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Χέοψ; τοῦ Χέοπος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Χέοψ ho Khéops
Genitive	τοῦ Χέοπος toû Khéopos
Dative	τῷ Χέοπῐ tôi Khéopi
Accusative	τὸν Χέοπᾰ tòn Khéopa
Vocative	Χέοψ Khéops
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• Χέοψ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette