Ἑλλῆς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hel.lɛ̂ːs/ → /elˈlis/ → /eˈlis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hel.lɛ̂ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)elˈle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /elˈlis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /elˈlis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈlis/

Proper noun

Ἑλλῆς • (Hellês) m (genitive Ἑλλοῦ); second declension

1. a male given name
   • Sozomen, Ecclesiastical History 6.28.4–5:

     Περὶ τοῦτον τὸν χρόνον ἐγένετο Κόπρης τε καὶ Ἑλλῆς, καὶ Ἠλίας. Φασὶ δὲ Κόπρη μὲν δωρηθῆναι θεόθεν ἰάσεις παθῶν, καὶ νοσημάτων ποικίλων καὶ δαιμόνων κρατεῖν, Ἑλλῆν δὲ παιδευόμενον ἐκ νέου τὴν μοναχικὴν ἀγωγὴν, πλεῖστα παραδοξοποιεῖν […] .

     Perì toûton tòn khrónon egéneto Kóprēs te kaì Hellês, kaì Ēlías. Phasì dè Kóprē mèn dōrēthênai theóthen iáseis pathôn, kaì nosēmátōn poikílōn kaì daimónōn krateîn, Hellên dè paideuómenon ek néou tḕn monakhikḕn agōgḕn, pleîsta paradoxopoieîn […] .

     Copres, Helles, and Elias also flourished at this period. It is said that Copres had received from God the power of healing sickness and divers diseases, and of overcoming demons; and that Helles had from his youth upwards been trained in the monastic life, and he wrought many wonderful works. […]

Declension

First declension of ὁ Ἑλλῆς; τοῦ Ἑλλοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἑλλῆς ho Hellês
Genitive	τοῦ Ἑλλοῦ toû Helloû
Dative	τῷ Ἑλλῇ tôi Hellêi
Accusative	τὸν Ἑλλῆν tòn Hellên
Vocative	Ἑλλῆ Hellê
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• Ἑλλῆς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)