ⲏⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ
(
ieraklas
)
Etymology
Borrowed from
Ancient Greek
Ἡρακλῆς
(
Hēraklês
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
(
Sahidic
)
/ˈeːɾaklas/
IPA
(
key
)
:
(
Bohairic
)
/ˈeɾaklas/
Proper noun
ⲏⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ
• (
ēraklas
)
m
(
Bohairic
,
Sahidic
)
Heracles
, a
Greek
mythological hero and later god of the
gymnasium
and
athletes
.
ϯⲛⲁϫⲱ ̀ⲙ
ⲡⲏⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ
, ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ̀ⲙ ⲡⲍⲉⲩⲥ.
―
tinačō ̀m
pēraklas
, pšēre ̀m pzeus.
―
I will sing of
Heracles
, son of Zeus
(
Bohairic
,
Sahidic
)
a male
given name
from Greek