Πλούταρχος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “riches; Pluto”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “ruler”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /plǔː.tar.kʰos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.kʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.xos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.xos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.xos/
Proper noun
Πλούταρχος • (Ploútarkhos) m (genitive Πλουτάρχου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)
- a male given name, equivalent to Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos), Latin Plūtarchus, or English Plutarch
- Plutarch of Chaeronea, full name Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος (Loúkios Méstrios Ploútarkhos), romanized Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, lived ca. 46–120 C.E.. A celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, a biographical series commonly referred to as Plutarch's Parallel Lives.
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Πλούτᾰρχος ho Ploútărkhos |
| Genitive | τοῦ Πλουτᾰ́ρχου toû Ploutắrkhou |
| Dative | τῷ Πλουτᾰ́ρχῳ tōî Ploutắrkhōi |
| Accusative | τὸν Πλούτᾰρχον tòn Ploútărkhon |
| Vocative | Πλούτᾰρχε Ploútărkhe |
Descendants
- Armenian: Պլուտարքոս (Plutarkʻos)
- Greek: Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos)
- Latin: Plūtarchus
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022
Greek
Proper noun
Πλούταρχος • (Ploútarchos) m
- Plutarch (46–120 AD) Greek historian, biographer and essayist.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos) |
| genitive | Πλουτάρχου (Ploutárchou) Πλούταρχου (Ploútarchou) |
| accusative | Πλούταρχο (Ploútarcho) |
| vocative | Πλούταρχε (Ploútarche) |