Ἀρταξέρξης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἀρτοξέρξης (Artoxérxēs)
• Ἀρταξέσσης (Artaxéssēs) — Caria
• Ἀρταξίας (Artaxías)

Etymology

From earlier Ἀρταξέσσης (Artaxéssēs), assimilated to the name Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), borrowed from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (Artaxšaçā, literally “whose reign is through truth”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ar.tak.sérk.sɛːs/ → /ar.takˈserk.sis/ → /ar.takˈserk.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ar.tak.sérk.sɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.se̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ar.takˈserk.sis/

Proper noun

Ἀρταξέρξης • (Artaxérxēs) m (genitive Ἀρταξέρξου); first declension

1. Artaxerxes

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἀρταξέρξης; τοῦ Ἀρταξέρξου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀρταξέρξης ho Artaxérxēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀρταξέρξου toû Artaxérxou
Dative	τῷ Ἀρταξέρξῃ tôi Artaxérxēi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀρταξέρξην tòn Artaxérxēn
Vocative	Ἀρταξέρξη Artaxérxē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αρταξέρξης (Artaxérxis)
• Latin: Artaxerxēs

Further reading

• Ἀρταξέρξης 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 1,002
• Rüdiger Schmitt (December 15, 1986), "Artaxerxes", Encyclopædia Iranica.