Δέξιππος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A compound of δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”) +‎ ἵππος (híppos, “a horse”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Δέξῐππος • (Déxĭppos) m (genitive Δεξῐ́ππου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Dexippus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δέξιππος; τοῦ Δεξίππου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Δέξιππος
ho Déxippos
Genitive τοῦ Δεξίππου
toû Dexíppou
Dative τῷ Δεξίππῳ
tōî Dexíppōi
Accusative τὸν Δέξιππον
tòn Déxippon
Vocative Δέξιππε
Déxippe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Δέξιππος (Déxippos)
  • → Latin: Dexippus

Further reading

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