Ἀσκληπιάδης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἀσκληπίδης (Asklēpídēs) (verse)

Etymology

From Ἀσκληπιός (Asklēpiós, “Asclepius”) +‎ -άδης (-ádēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.klɛː.pi.á.dɛːs/ → /as.kli.piˈa.ðis/ → /as.kli.piˈa.ðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.klɛː.pi.á.dɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.kle̝.piˈa.de̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.kli.piˈa.ðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.kli.piˈa.ðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.kli.piˈa.ðis/

Proper noun

Ἀσκληπιάδης • (Asklēpiádēs) m (genitive Ἀσκληπιάδου); first declension

1. a child of Asclepius; an Asclepiad
2. Asclepiad

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δης; τοῦ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δης ho Asklēpiắdēs	τὼ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱ tṑ Asklēpiắdā	οἱ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαι hoi Asklēpiắdai
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δου toû Asklēpiắdou	τοῖν Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαιν toîn Asklēpiắdain	τῶν Ἀσκληπιᾰδῶν tôn Asklēpiădôn
Dative	τῷ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δῃ tôi Asklēpiắdēi	τοῖν Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαιν toîn Asklēpiắdain	τοῖς Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαις toîs Asklēpiắdais
Accusative	τὸν Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δην tòn Asklēpiắdēn	τὼ Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱ tṑ Asklēpiắdā	τοὺς Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱς toùs Asklēpiắdās
Vocative	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δη Asklēpiắdē	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱ Asklēpiắdā	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαι Asklēpiắdai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δης; Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δης Asklēpiắdēs	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱ Asklēpiắdā	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαι Asklēpiắdai
Genitive	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱο / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δε͜ω / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δω Asklēpiắdāo / Asklēpiắde͜ō / Asklēpiắdō	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαιν / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαιῐν / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δῃῐν Asklēpiắdai(ĭ)n / Asklēpiắdēiĭn	Ἀσκληπιᾰδᾱ́ων / Ἀσκληπιᾰδέ͜ων / Ἀσκληπιᾰδῶν Asklēpiădā́ōn / Asklēpiădé͜ōn / Asklēpiădôn
Dative	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δῃ Asklēpiắdēi	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαιν / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαιῐν / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δῃῐν Asklēpiắdai(ĭ)n / Asklēpiắdēiĭn	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δῃσῐ / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δῃσῐν / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δῃς / Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαις Asklēpiắdēisĭ(n) / Asklēpiắdēis / Asklēpiắdais
Accusative	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δην Asklēpiắdēn	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱ Asklēpiắdā	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱς Asklēpiắdās
Vocative	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δη Asklēpiắdē	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δᾱ Asklēpiắdā	Ἀσκληπιᾰ́δαι Asklēpiắdai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → English: Asclepiad
• Greek: Ασκληπιάδης (Asklipiádis)
  • plural: Ασκληπιάδες (Asklipiádes)
• Latin: Asclēpiadēs (plural Asclēpiadae)

Further reading

• “Ἀσκληπιάδης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Ἀσκληπιάδης 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 1,002