Ἱπποκλῆς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ῐ̔πποκλέης (Hĭppokléēs) — uncontracted

Etymology

From ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “fame”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hip.po.klɛ̂ːs/ → /ip.poˈklis/ → /i.poˈklis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hip.po.klɛ̂ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)ip.poˈkle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ip.poˈklis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ip.poˈklis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.poˈklis/

Proper noun

Ῐ̔πποκλῆς • (Hĭppoklês) m (genitive Ῐ̔πποκλέους); third declension

1. a male given name, Hippocles

Declension

Third declension of Ῐ̔πποκλέης; Ῐ̔πποκλῆος / Ῐ̔πποκλέος (uncontracted, Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ῐ̔πποκλέης Hĭppokléēs
Genitive	Ῐ̔πποκλῆος / Ῐ̔πποκλέος Hĭppoklêos / Hĭppokléos
Dative	Ῐ̔πποκλῆῐ̈ / Ῐ̔πποκλέῐ̈ Hĭppoklêĭ̈ / Hĭppokléĭ̈
Accusative	Ῐ̔πποκλῆᾰ / Ῐ̔πποκλέᾱ Hĭppoklêă / Hĭppokléā
Vocative	Ῐ̔ππόκλεες Hĭppóklees
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• Ἱπποκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette