Artaphernes

Latin

Etymology

From Old Persian *R̥tafarnāh via Ancient Greek Ἀρταφέρνης (Artaphérnēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ar.taˈpʰer.neːs/, [ärt̪äˈpʰɛrneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar.taˈfer.nes/, [ärt̪äˈfɛrnes]

Proper noun

Artaphernēs m sg (genitive Artaphernis); third declension

1. A satrap of Lydia and stepbrother of Darius

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Artaphernēs
Genitive	Artaphernis
Dative	Artaphernī
Accusative	Artaphernem
Ablative	Artapherne
Vocative	Artaphernēs

References

• Artaphernes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Artaphernes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray