Ἑρμογένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἕρμᾰ (hérma, “a support”) +‎ γεν- (gen-, “to be born”) +‎ -ης (-ēs): perhaps “born as a support”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /her.mo.ɡé.nɛːs/ → /er.moˈʝe.nis/ → /er.moˈʝe.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /her.mo.ɡé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)er.moˈɡe.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /er.moˈʝe.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /er.moˈʝe.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /er.moˈʝe.nis/

Proper noun

Ἑρμογένης • (Hermogénēs) m (genitive Ἑρμογένους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hermogenes

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Ἑρμογένης; τοῦ Ἑρμογένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἑρμογένης ho Hermogénēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἑρμογένους toû Hermogénous
Dative	τῷ Ἑρμογένει tôi Hermogénei
Accusative	τὸν Ἑρμογένη tòn Hermogénē
Vocative	Ἑρμόγενες Hermógenes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: Хермоген (Hermogen)
• → Spanish: Hermógenes
• → Portuguese: Hermógenes
• → Russian: Гермоген (Germogen)