Πραξιτέλης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρᾶξις (prâxis, “deed, work”) +‎ τέλος (télos, “fulfillment, accomplishment”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Πρᾱξῐτέλης • (Prāxĭtélēs) m (genitive Πρᾱξῐτέλους); third declension

  1. a male given name
  2. In particular: Praxiteles, Athenian sculptor from the Classical period.

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Πρᾱξῐτέλης; τοῦ Πρᾱξῐτέλους (contracted, Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Πρᾱξῐτέλης
ho Prāxĭtélēs
Genitive τοῦ Πρᾱξῐτέλους
toû Prāxĭtélous
Dative τῷ Πρᾱξῐτέλει
tōî Prāxĭtélei
Accusative τὸν Πρᾱξῐτέλη
tòn Prāxĭtélē
Vocative Πρᾱξῐ́τελες
Prāxĭ́teles
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Πραξιτέλης (Praxitélis)
  • → Latin: Praxiteles
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