Ἰνταφέρνης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἰνταφρένης (Intaphrénēs)
• Ἰνδοφέρρης (Indophérrhēs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎳𐎼𐎴𐎠 (vi-i-d-f-r-n-a /⁠Viⁿdafarnāʰ⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /in.ta.pʰér.nɛːs/ → /in.taˈɸer.nis/ → /in.daˈfer.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /in.ta.pʰér.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /in.taˈpʰer.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /in.taˈɸer.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /in.taˈfer.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /in.daˈfer.nis/

Proper noun

Ἰντᾰφέρνης • (Intăphérnēs) m (genitive Ἰντᾰφέρνου); third declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian: Intaphernes, bow-carrier of Darius the Great

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἰντᾰφέρνης; τοῦ Ἰντᾰφέρνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἰντᾰφέρνης ho Intăphérnēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἰντᾰφέρνου toû Intăphérnou
Dative	τῷ Ἰντᾰφέρνῃ tôi Intăphérnēi
Accusative	τὸν Ἰντᾰφέρνην tòn Intăphérnēn
Vocative	Ἰντᾰφέρνη Intăphérnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Intaphernēs

Further reading

• Ἰνταφέρνης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette