Ἀγησίλαος

See also: Αγησίλαος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Alternative forms

• Ᾱ̔γησῐ́λᾱος (Hāgēsílāos), Ᾱ̔γησῐ́λᾱς (Hāgēsílās) — Doric
• Ἡγησῐ́λεως (Hēgēsíleōs) — Ionic, Attic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aː.ɡɛː.sí.laː.os/ → /a.ʝiˈsi.la.os/ → /a.ʝiˈsi.la.os/

• (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 • (Āgēsílāos) m (genitive Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ου); second declension (Koine)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Agesilaus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱος; τοῦ Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱος ho Āgēsílāos
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ου toû Āgēsilā́ou
Dative	τῷ Ᾱ̓γησῐλᾱ́ῳ tôi Āgēsilā́ōi
Accusative	τὸν Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱον tòn Āgēsílāon
Vocative	Ᾱ̓γησῐ́λᾱε Āgēsílāe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αγησίλαος (Agisílaos)
• → Latin: Āgēsilāüs

Further reading

• Ἀγησίλαος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000