ἐρισθενής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐρι- (eri-, intensive prefix) +‎ σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.ris.tʰe.nɛ̌ːs/ → /e.ris.θeˈnis/ → /e.ris.θeˈnis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ris.tʰe.nɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.ris.tʰeˈne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.ris.θeˈnis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.ris.θeˈnis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.ris.θeˈnis/

Adjective

ἐρισθενής • (eristhenḗs) m or f (neuter ἐρισθενές); third declension

1. very strong

Declension

Third declension of ἐρῐσθενής; ἐρῐσθενές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρῐσθενής eristhenḗs	ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî		ἐρῐσθενεῖς eristheneîs	ἐρῐσθενῆ eristhenê
Genitive		ἐρῐσθενοῦς eristhenoûs	ἐρῐσθενοῦς eristhenoûs		ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn		ἐρῐσθενῶν eristhenôn	ἐρῐσθενῶν eristhenôn
Dative		ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî		ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn		ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν eristhenési(n)	ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν eristhenési(n)
Accusative		ἐρῐσθενῆ eristhenê	ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî		ἐρῐσθενεῖς eristheneîs	ἐρῐσθενῆ eristhenê
Vocative		ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés	ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî	ἐρῐσθενεῖ eristheneî		ἐρῐσθενεῖς eristheneîs	ἐρῐσθενῆ eristhenê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐρῐσθενῶς eristhenôs			ἐρῐσθενέστερος eristhenésteros			ἐρῐσθενέστᾰτος eristhenéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἐρῐσθενής; ἐρῐσθενές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἐρῐσθενής eristhenḗs	ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε eristheneî / eristhenée	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε eristheneî / eristhenée		ἐρῐσθενεῖς / ἐρῐσθενέες eristheneîs / eristhenées	ἐρῐσθενέᾰ eristhenéa
Genitive		ἐρῐσθενέος / ἐρῐσθενεῦς eristhenéos / eristheneûs	ἐρῐσθενέος / ἐρῐσθενεῦς eristhenéos / eristheneûs		ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn		ἐρῐσθενέων eristhenéōn	ἐρῐσθενέων eristhenéōn
Dative		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέῐ̈ eristheneî / eristhenéï	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέῐ̈ eristheneî / eristhenéï		ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn	ἐρῐσθενοῖν eristhenoîn		ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν eristhenési(n)	ἐρῐσθενέσῐ / ἐρῐσθενέσῐν eristhenési(n)
Accusative		ἐρῐσθενέᾰ eristhenéa	ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε eristheneî / eristhenée	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε eristheneî / eristhenée		ἐρῐσθενέᾰς eristhenéas	ἐρῐσθενέᾰ eristhenéa
Vocative		ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés	ἐρῐσθενές eristhenés		ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε eristheneî / eristhenée	ἐρῐσθενεῖ / ἐρῐσθενέε eristheneî / eristhenée		ἐρῐσθενεῖς / ἐρῐσθενέες eristheneîs / eristhenées	ἐρῐσθενέᾰ eristhenéa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἐρῐσθενέως eristhenéōs			ἐρῐσθενέστερος eristhenésteros			ἐρῐσθενέστᾰτος eristhenéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ἐρισθενής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• ἐρισθενής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἐρισθενής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “ἐρισθενής”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “ἐρισθενής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press