Ἡγησιπύλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἥγησῐς (hḗgēsĭs, “command”) +‎ πῠ́λη (pŭ́lē, “gate”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hɛː.ɡɛː.si.pý.lɛː/ → /i.ʝi.siˈpy.li/ → /i.ʝi.siˈpi.li/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.ɡɛː.si.pý.lɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.ɡe̝.siˈpy.le̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.ʝi.siˈpy.li/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.ʝi.siˈpy.li/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.ʝi.siˈpi.li/

Proper noun

Ἡγησῐπῠ́λη • (Hēgēsĭpŭ́lē) f (genitive Ἡγησῐπῠ́λης); first declension

1. a female given name: Hegesipyle

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἡγησῐπῠ́λη; τῆς Ἡγησῐπῠ́λης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἡγησῐπῠ́λη hē Hēgēsĭpŭ́lē
Genitive	τῆς Ἡγησῐπῠ́λης tês Hēgēsĭpŭ́lēs
Dative	τῇ Ἡγησῐπῠ́λῃ têi Hēgēsĭpŭ́lēi
Accusative	τὴν Ἡγησῐπῠ́λην tḕn Hēgēsĭpŭ́lēn
Vocative	Ἡγησῐπῠ́λη Hēgēsĭpŭ́lē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ηγησιπύλη (Igisipýli)
• Latin: Hēgēsipylē

References

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