Ἕρμιππος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, “Hermes”) +‎ ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hér.mip.pos/ → /ˈer.mip.pos/ → /ˈer.mi.pos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hér.mip.pos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈ(h)er.mip.pos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈer.mip.pos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈer.mip.pos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈer.mi.pos/

Proper noun

Ἕρμιππος • (Hérmippos) m (genitive Ἑρμίππου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hermippus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἕρμιππος; τοῦ Ἑρμίππου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἕρμιππος ho Hérmippos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἑρμίππου toû Hermíppou
Dative	τῷ Ἑρμίππῳ tôi Hermíppōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἕρμιππον tòn Hérmippon
Vocative	Ἕρμιππε Hérmippe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Έρμιππος (Érmippos)
• → Latin: Hermippus
• Coptic: ⲉⲣⲙⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ (ermippos)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012