Ἀγαθοκλῆς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.tʰo.klɛ̂ːs/ → /a.ɣa.θoˈklis/ → /a.ɣa.θoˈklis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.tʰo.klɛ̂ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡa.tʰoˈkle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.θoˈklis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.θoˈklis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ɣa.θoˈklis/

Proper noun

Ἀγαθοκλῆς • (Agathoklês) m (genitive Ἀγαθοκλέους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Agathocles

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓γᾰθοκλῆς; τοῦ Ᾰ̓γᾰθοκλέους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓γᾰθοκλῆς ho Ăgăthoklês
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓γᾰθοκλέους toû Ăgăthokléous
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓γᾰθοκλεῖ tôi Ăgăthokleî
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓γᾰθοκλέᾱ tòn Ăgăthokléā
Vocative	Ᾰ̓γᾰθόκλεις Ăgăthókleis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ᾰ̓γᾰθόκλειᾰ (Ăgăthókleiă)

Further reading

• Ἀγαθοκλῆς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Ἀγαθοκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette