Ἐτεοκλῆς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ἐτεϝοκλέϝης (Etewokléwēs) — archaic
Ἐτεοκλέης (Eteokléēs) — Poetic, uncontracted

Etymology

From ἐτεός (eteós, “true”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”). The reconstructed archaic form *Ἐτεϝοκλέϝης (*Etewokléwēs) has been connected to Hittite 𒋫𒉿𒂵𒆷𒉿 (Tawagalawa).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.te.o.klɛ̂ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.te.oˈkle̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.te.oˈklis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.te.oˈklis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.te.oˈklis/

Proper noun

Ἐτεοκλῆς • (Eteoklês) m (genitive Ἐτεοκλέους); third declension

a male given name, equivalent to English Eteocles

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἐτεοκλῆς; τοῦ Ἐτεοκλέους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἐτεοκλῆς ho Eteoklês
Genitive	τοῦ Ἐτεοκλέους toû Eteokléous
Dative	τῷ Ἐτεοκλεῖ tôi Eteokleî
Accusative	τὸν Ἐτεοκλέᾱ tòn Eteokléā
Vocative	Ἐτεόκλεις Eteókleis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Ετεοκλής (Eteoklís)
→ Latin: Eteoclēs