Ἀγησίλαος

See also: Αγησίλαος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Ᾱ̔γησῐ́λᾱος (Hāgēsĭ́lāos), Ᾱ̔γησῐ́λᾱς (Hāgēsĭ́lās) — Doric
Ἡγησῐ́λεως (Hēgēsĭ́leōs) — Ionic, Attic

Etymology

From ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) +‎ λαός (laós, “people”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /aː.ɡɛː.sí.laː.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ɡe̝ˈsi.la.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ʝiˈsi.la.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ʝiˈsi.la.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ʝiˈsi.la.os/

Proper noun

Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱος • (Āgēsĭ́lāos) m (genitive Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ου); second declension (Koine)

a male given name, equivalent to English Agesilaus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱος; τοῦ Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ου (Koine)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱος ho Āgēsĭ́lāos
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ου toû Āgēsĭlā́ou
Dative	τῷ Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ῳ tōî Āgēsĭlā́ōi
Accusative	τὸν Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱον tòn Āgēsĭ́lāon
Vocative	Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱε Āgēsĭ́lāe

Descendants

Greek: Αγησίλαος (Agisílaos)
→ Latin: Āgēsilāüs

Further reading

Ἀγησίλαος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Ἀγησίλαος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000