Ἐπίκτητος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἐπίκτητος (epíktētos), from ἐπῐ- (epi-) +‎ κτάομαι (ktáomai) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētosm (genitive Ἐπικτήτου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Epictetus
  2. in particular, the Stoic philosopher Epictetus

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Επίκτητος (Epíktitos)
  • Latin: Epictētus

Further reading

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  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009