Μονομάχος

See also: μονομάχος

Ancient Greek

Scenes of the arrival and coronation of Emperor Constantine Monomachos in Constantinople, from the Madrid Skylitzes

Etymology

From μονομάχος (monomákhos, “gladiator”, literally “lone warrior”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mo.noˈma.xos/

• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mo.noˈma.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mo.noˈma.xos/

Proper noun

Μονομάχος • (Monomákhos) m (genitive Μονομάχου); second declension (Byzantine)

1. a male surname, equivalent to Latin Monomachus or English Monomachos

   (historical) notably borne by Κωνσταντῖνος ὁ Μονομάχος (Kōnstantînos ho Monomákhos), Constantine IX Monomachos (c. 1000–1055 C.E.), Byzantine Roman Emperor who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1042 to 1055

   • circa 1080 C.E., Michael Attaleiates, History :

     Καὶ χρόνον τινὰ δι' ἑαυτῶν ἰθύνασαι τὴν ἀρχὴν, τῆς ὑπερορίας ἀνακαλοῦνται Κωνσταντῖνον τὸν Μονομάχον, ἀριστοκρατικὸν ἄνδρα καὶ θρέμμα τῆς Πόλεως, ὕποπτον δὲ ὄντα διὰ τὴν ἀρχήν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο παρὰ τῶν πρώην κρατούντων φυγαδευόμενον […] Εὐεργετικώτερος δὲ τοῦ προβεβασιλευκότος ὁ Μονομάχος ἀποδειχθείς, καὶ πάντας σχεδὸν βασιλικοῖς ἀξιώμασι καὶ δωρήμασι φιλοτίμοις ἀποσεμνύνας, ἠγάθυνε τὸ ὑπήκοον

     Kaì khrónon tinà di' heautôn ithúnasai tḕn arkhḕn, tês huperorías anakaloûntai Kōnstantînon tòn Monomákhon, aristokratikòn ándra kaì thrémma tês Póleōs, húpopton dè ónta dià tḕn arkhḗn, kaì dià toûto parà tôn prṓēn kratoúntōn phugadeuómenon […] Euergetikṓteros dè toû probebasileukótos ho Monomákhos apodeikhtheís, kaì pántas skhedòn basilikoîs axiṓmasi kaì dōrḗmasi philotímois aposemnúnas, ēgáthune tò hupḗkoon

     And after some time ruling themselves, they recall from exile Constantine Monomachos, a man of the aristocracy and native of the City, but being suspect for the sake of power, and for this exiled by those ruling previously […] Monomachos proved more beneficent than any who reigned before, and glorified almost all with imperial ranks and lavish gifts, benefiting his subjects

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Μονομᾰ́χος; τοῦ Μονομᾰ́χου (Byzantine, Koine)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Μονομᾰ́χος ho Monomákhos	τὼ Μονομᾰ́χω tṑ Monomákhō	οἱ Μονομᾰ́χοι hoi Monomákhoi
Genitive	τοῦ Μονομᾰ́χου toû Monomákhou	τοῖν Μονομᾰ́χοιν toîn Monomákhoin	τῶν Μονομᾰ́χων tôn Monomákhōn
Dative	τῷ Μονομᾰ́χῳ tôi Monomákhōi	τοῖν Μονομᾰ́χοιν toîn Monomákhoin	τοῖς Μονομᾰ́χοις toîs Monomákhois
Accusative	τὸν Μονομᾰ́χον tòn Monomákhon	τὼ Μονομᾰ́χω tṑ Monomákhō	τοὺς Μονομᾰ́χους toùs Monomákhous
Vocative	Μονομᾰ́χε Monomákhe	Μονομᾰ́χω Monomákhō	Μονομᾰ́χοι Monomákhoi

Derived terms

• Μονομαχίνα f (Monomakhína)

Descendants

• → English: Monomachos
• Greek: Μονομάχος (Monomáchos)
• → Latin: Monomachus
  • → English: Monomachus
• → Old East Slavic: Мономахъ (Monomaxŭ)
  • Russian: Монома́х (Monomáx)
  • Ukrainian: Монома́х (Monomáx)

Greek

Mosaic of Constantine Monomachos at Hagia Sophia

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Μονομάχος (Monomákhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.noˈma.xos/
• Hyphenation: Μο‧νο‧μά‧χος

Proper noun

Μονομάχος • (Monomáchos) m

1. a male surname from Byzantine Greek, equivalent to Latin Monomachus or English Monomachos

   (historical) notably borne by Κωνσταντίνος ο Μονομάχος (Konstantínos o Monomáchos), Constantine IX Monomachos (c. 1000–1055 C.E.), Byzantine Roman Emperor who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1042 to 1055

Declension

declension of Μονομάχος

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	Μονομάχος •	Μονομάχοι •
genitive	Μονομάχου •	Μονομάχων •
accusative	Μονομάχο •	Μονομάχους •
vocative	Μονομάχε •	Μονομάχοι •