Σωκράτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῶς (sôs, “safe and sound”, the root of σῴζω (sōízō)) +‎ κράτος (krátos, “power”) +‎ -ης (-ēs, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σωκρᾰ́της • (Sōkrắtēs) m (genitive Σωκρᾰ́τους, diminutive Σωκρᾰτίδῐον); third declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Socrates
  2. in particular, the 5th century BCE philosopher Socrates

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Σωκρᾰ́της; τοῦ Σωκρᾰ́τους (contracted, Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Σωκρᾰ́της
ho Sōkrắtēs
Genitive τοῦ Σωκρᾰ́τους
toû Sōkrắtous
Dative τῷ Σωκρᾰ́τει
tōî Sōkrắtei
Accusative τὸν Σωκρᾰ́τη / Σωκρᾰ́την
tòn Sōkrắtē / Sōkrắtēn
Vocative Σώκρᾰτες
Sṓkrătes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σωκράτης (Sōkrátēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈkɾatis/
  • Hyphenation: Σω‧κρά‧της

Proper noun

Σωκράτης • (Sokrátis) m

  1. Socrates, the 5th century BCE philosopher.
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Socrates
  3. A saint whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 10 April.

Declension

Declension of Σωκράτης
singular
nominative Σωκράτης (Sokrátis)
genitive Σωκράτη (Sokráti)
accusative Σωκράτη (Sokráti)
vocative Σωκράτη (Sokráti)

Less common genitive: Σωκράτους

Descendants

Further reading

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