Προκρούστης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From προκρούω (prokroúō, “stretch”) +‎ -στης (-stēs).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Προκρούστης • (Prokroústēs) m (genitive Προκρούστου); first declension

  1. Procrustes

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Προκρούστης; τοῦ Προκρούστου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Προκρούστης
ho Prokroústēs
Genitive τοῦ Προκρούστου
toû Prokroústou
Dative τῷ Προκρούστῃ
tōî Prokroústēi
Accusative τὸν Προκρούστην
tòn Prokroústēn
Vocative Προκροῦστᾰ
Prokroûstă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

  • Δαμαστής (Damastḗs)
  • Πολυπήμων (Polupḗmōn, “his real name”)

Descendants

  • Greek: Προκρούστης (Prokroústis)
  • Latin: Procrūstēs

References

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