Μηκιστεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μήκῐστος (mḗkĭstos, “tallest, greatest”) +‎ -εύς (-eús).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Μηκῐστεύς • (Mēkĭsteús) m (genitive Μηκῐστέως); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Mecisteus, son of Talaus, brother of Adrastus and father of Euryalus
  2. (Greek mythology) Mecisteus, companion of Antilochus, slain by Polidamas

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μηκῐστεύς; τοῦ Μηκῐστέως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Μηκῐστεύς
ho Mēkĭsteús
Genitive τοῦ Μηκῐστέως
toû Mēkĭstéōs
Dative τῷ Μηκῐστεῖ
tōî Mēkĭsteî
Accusative τὸν Μηκῐστέᾱ
tòn Mēkĭstéā
Vocative Μηκῐστεῦ
Mēkĭsteû
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: Mēcisteus

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