Ἐμπεδοκλῆς

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἔμπεδος (émpedos, steadfast) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês): perhaps “enduringly famous”.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἐμπεδοκλῆς (Empedoklêsm (genitive Ἐμπεδοκλέους); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Empedocles
  2. in particular, the 5th century BCE philosopher Empedocles

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Εμπεδοκλής (Empedoklís)
  • Latin: Empedoclēs

Further reading

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