Ἐλπήνωρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐλπίς (elpís, “hope”) +‎ ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /el.pɛ̌ː.nɔːr/ → /elˈpi.nor/ → /elˈpi.nor/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /el.pɛ̌ː.nɔːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /elˈpe̝.nor/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /elˈpi.nor/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /elˈpi.nor/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /elˈpi.nor/

Proper noun

Ἐλπήνωρ • (Elpḗnōr) m (genitive Ἐλπήνορος); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Elpenor, the youngest comrade of Odysseus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἐλπήνωρ; τοῦ Ἐλπήνορος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἐλπήνωρ ho Elpḗnōr
Genitive	τοῦ Ἐλπήνορος toû Elpḗnoros
Dative	τῷ Ἐλπήνορῐ tōî Elpḗnorĭ
Accusative	τὸν Ἐλπήνορᾰ tòn Elpḗnoră
Vocative	Ἐλπῆνορ Elpênor
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ελπήνορας (Elpínoras)
• Latin: Elpēnor

References

• “Ἐλπήνωρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Ἐλπήνωρ in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἐλπήνωρ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2026)