Φρεάντλης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Blend of φρέᾱρ (phréār, “well”) +‎ ᾰ̓ντλέω (ăntléō, “to draw water”), modelled after Κλεᾰ́νθης (Kleắnthēs).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Φρεᾰ́ντλης • (Phreắntlēs) m (genitive Φρεᾰ́ντλου); first declension

  1. “the Well-Water Collector”: a punning nickname for the Stoic philosopher Cleanthes, conferred on him because of his means of supporting himself by working nocturnally as a water-carrier to a gardener
    • 3rd century CE, Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers 7.168:
      Κλεάνθης Φανίου Ἄσσιος. Οὗτος πρῶτον ἦν πύκτης, ὥς φησιν Ἀντισθένης ἐν Διαδοχαῖς. Ἀφικόμενος δ’ εἰς Ἀθήνας τέσσαρας ἔχων δραχμάς, καθά φασί τινες, καὶ Ζήνωνι παραβαλὼν ἐφιλοσόφησε γενναιότατα καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν αὐτῶν ἔμεινε δογμάτων. Διεβοήθη δ’ ἐπὶ φιλοπονίᾳ, ὅς γε πένης ὢν ἄγαν ὥρμησε μισθοφορεῖν· καὶ νύκτωρ μὲν ἐν τοῖς κήποις ἤντλει, μεθ’ ἡμέραν δ’ ἐν τοῖς λόγοις ἐγυμνάζετο· ὅθεν καὶ Φρεάντλης ἐκλήθη. Φασὶ δ’ αὐτὸν καὶ εἰς δικαστήριον ἀχθῆναι, λόγους δώσοντα πόθεν ἐς τοσοῦτον εὐέκτης ὢν διαζῇ· ἔπειτ’ ἀποφυγεῖν, τόν τε κηπουρὸν μάρτυρα παρασχόντα παρ’ ὃν ἤντλει, καὶ τὴν ἀλφιτόπωλιν παρ’ ᾗ τὰ ἄλφιτα ἔπεττεν.
      Kleánthēs Phaníou Ássios. Hoûtos prôton ên púktēs, hṓs phēsin Antisthénēs en Diadokhaîs. Aphikómenos d’ eis Athḗnas téssaras ékhōn drakhmás, kathá phasí tines, kaì Zḗnōni parabalṑn ephilosóphēse gennaiótata kaì epì tôn autôn émeine dogmátōn. Dieboḗthē d’ epì philoponíāi, hós ge pénēs ṑn ágan hṓrmēse misthophoreîn; kaì núktōr mèn en toîs kḗpois ḗntlei, meth’ hēméran d’ en toîs lógois egumnázeto; hóthen kaì Phreántlēs eklḗthē. Phasì d’ autòn kaì eis dikastḗrion akhthênai, lógous dṓsonta póthen es tosoûton euéktēs ṑn diazēî; épeit’ apophugeîn, tón te kēpouròn mártura paraskhónta par’ hòn ḗntlei, kaì tḕn alphitópōlin par’ hēî tà álphita épetten.
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Declension

First declension of ὁ Φρεᾰ́ντλης; τοῦ Φρεᾰ́ντλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Φρεᾰ́ντλης
ho Phreắntlēs
Genitive τοῦ Φρεᾰ́ντλου
toû Phreắntlou
Dative τῷ Φρεᾰ́ντλῃ
tōî Phreắntlēi
Accusative τὸν Φρεᾰ́ντλην
tòn Phreắntlēn
Vocative Φρεᾰ́ντλη
Phreắntlē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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