ἐρισθενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐρι- (eri-, intensive prefix) +‎ σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.ris.tʰe.nɛ̌ːs/ → /e.ris.θeˈnis/ → /e.ris.θeˈnis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ris.tʰe.nɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.ris.tʰeˈne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.ris.θeˈnis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.ris.θeˈnis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.ris.θeˈnis/

Adjective

ἐρισθενής • (eristhenḗs) m or f (neuter ἐρισθενές); third declension

1. very strong

Declension

Third declension of ἐρῐσθενής; ἐρῐσθενές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρῐσθενής erĭsthenḗs	ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî		ἐρῐσθενεῖς erĭstheneîs	ἐρῐσθενῆ erĭsthenê
Genitive		ἐρῐσθενοῦς erĭsthenoûs	ἐρῐσθενοῦς erĭsthenoûs		ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn		ἐρῐσθενῶν erĭsthenôn	ἐρῐσθενῶν erĭsthenôn
Dative		ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî		ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn		ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν erĭsthenésĭ(n)	ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν erĭsthenésĭ(n)
Accusative		ἐρῐσθενῆ erĭsthenê	ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî		ἐρῐσθενεῖς erĭstheneîs	ἐρῐσθενῆ erĭsthenê
Vocative		ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés	ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ erĭstheneî		ἐρῐσθενεῖς erĭstheneîs	ἐρῐσθενῆ erĭsthenê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐρῐσθενῶς erĭsthenôs			ἐρῐσθενέστερος erĭsthenésteros			ἐρῐσθενέστᾰτος erĭsthenéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἐρῐσθενής; ἐρῐσθενές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρῐσθενής erĭsthenḗs	ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε erĭstheneî / erĭsthenée	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε erĭstheneî / erĭsthenée		ἐρῐσθενεῖς / ἐρῐσθενέες erĭstheneîs / erĭsthenées	ἐρῐσθενέᾰ erĭsthenéă
Genitive		ἐρῐσθενέος / ἐρῐσθενεῦς erĭsthenéos / erĭstheneûs	ἐρῐσθενέος / ἐρῐσθενεῦς erĭsthenéos / erĭstheneûs		ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn		ἐρῐσθενέων erĭsthenéōn	ἐρῐσθενέων erĭsthenéōn
Dative		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέῐ̈ erĭstheneî / erĭsthenéĭ̈	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέῐ̈ erĭstheneî / erĭsthenéĭ̈		ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν erĭsthenoîn		ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν erĭsthenésĭ(n)	ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν erĭsthenésĭ(n)
Accusative		ἐρῐσθενέᾰ erĭsthenéă	ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε erĭstheneî / erĭsthenée	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε erĭstheneî / erĭsthenée		ἐρῐσθενέᾰς erĭsthenéăs	ἐρῐσθενέᾰ erĭsthenéă
Vocative		ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés	ἐρῐσθενές erĭsthenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε erĭstheneî / erĭsthenée	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε erĭstheneî / erĭsthenée		ἐρῐσθενεῖς / ἐρῐσθενέες erĭstheneîs / erĭsthenées	ἐρῐσθενέᾰ erĭsthenéă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐρῐσθενέως erĭsthenéōs			ἐρῐσθενέστερος erĭsthenésteros			ἐρῐσθενέστᾰτος erĭsthenéstătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἐρισθενής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐρισθενής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐρισθενής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐρισθενής”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “ἐρισθενής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press