Ἱεροκλῆς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ῐ̔εροκλέης (Hĭerokléēs) — Epic

Etymology

From ἱερός (hierós, “holy”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hi.e.ro.klɛ̂ːs/ → /i.e.roˈklis/ → /i.e.roˈklis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hi.e.ro.klɛ̂ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)i.e.roˈkle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.e.roˈklis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.e.roˈklis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.e.roˈklis/

Proper noun

Ῐ̔εροκλῆς • (Hĭeroklês) m (genitive Ῐ̔εροκλέους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hierocles

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Ῐ̔εροκλῆς; τοῦ Ῐ̔εροκλέους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ῐ̔εροκλῆς ho Hĭeroklês
Genitive	τοῦ Ῐ̔εροκλέους toû Hĭerokléous
Dative	τῷ Ῐ̔εροκλεῖ tôi Hĭerokleî
Accusative	τὸν Ῐ̔εροκλέᾱ tòn Hĭerokléā
Vocative	Ῐ̔ερόκλεις Hĭerókleis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ιεροκλής (Ieroklís)
• → Latin: Hieroclēs

References

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