Ἀντισθένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀντί (antí) +‎ σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tis.tʰé.nɛːs/ → /an.tisˈθe.nis/ → /an.disˈθe.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tis.tʰé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /an.tisˈtʰe.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /an.tisˈθe.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /an.tisˈθe.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /an.disˈθe.nis/

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένης • (Ăntĭsthénēs) m (genitive Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Antisthenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένης; τοῦ Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένης ho Ăntĭsthénēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένους toû Ăntĭsthénous
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένει tôi Ăntĭsthénei
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓ντῐσθένη tòn Ăntĭsthénē
Vocative	Ᾰ̓ντῐ́σθενες Ăntĭ́sthenes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἀντισθένειοι (Antisthéneioi)

Descendants

• Greek: Αντισθένης (Antisthénis)
• → Latin: Antisthenes

References

• Ἀντισθένης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,001