Ἀλκμάν

Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Ἀλκμάν • (Alkmán) m (genitive Ἀλκμᾶνος); third declension (Doric)

1. a male given name: Alcman
   1. (in particular) Alcman, a lyric poet
      • 46 CE – 120 CE, Plutarch, Lycurgus 28.5:

        (...) τοὺς ἁλισκομένους εἵλωτας κελευομένους ᾄδειν τὰ Τερπάνδρου καὶ Ἀλκμᾶνος καὶ Σπένδοντος τοῦ Λάκωνος παραιτεῖσθαι, (...)

        (...) toùs haliskoménous heílōtas keleuoménous ā́idein tà Terpándrou kaì Alkmânos kaì Spéndontos toû Lákōnos paraiteîsthai, (...)

        (...) that the captured Helots, when ordered to sing the [songs] of Terpander and Alcman and Spendon the Laconian, declined (...)

2. Doric form of Ἀλκμαίων (Alkmaíōn)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Ἀλκμᾱ́ν; τοῦ Ἀλκμᾶνος (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀλκμᾱ́ν ho Alkmā́n
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀλκμᾶνος toû Alkmânos
Dative	τῷ Ἀλκμᾶνῐ tôi Alkmânĭ
Accusative	τὸν Ἀλκμᾶνᾰ tòn Alkmână
Vocative	Ἀλκμᾱ́ν Alkmā́n
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• Ἀλκμάν in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “Ἀλκμάν”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• “Ἀλκμάν”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011