Ἐπίκουρος

See also: ἐπίκουρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐπίκουρος (epíkouros, “assisting, helper; defending, ally”), from ἐπι- (epi-) + an otherwise unknown root.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐπῐ́κουρος • (Epĭ́kouros) m (genitive Ἐπῐκούρου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Epicurus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἐπῐ́κουρος; τοῦ Ἐπῐκούρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἐπῐ́κουρος
ho Epĭ́kouros
Genitive τοῦ Ἐπῐκούρου
toû Epĭkoúrou
Dative τῷ Ἐπῐκούρῳ
tōî Epĭkoúrōi
Accusative τὸν Ἐπῐ́κουρον
tòn Epĭ́kouron
Vocative Ἐπῐ́κουρε
Epĭ́koure
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Further reading

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009
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