Σπαργαπείθης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Scythian *Spargapaiθa, from *sparga (“scion, descendant”) (cf. Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀 (spar^əγa, “sprout”)) + *paiθa (“adornment, decoration”), from an older *paisah (cf. Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬀 (paēsa)). Alternatively, the second element could be *paiθa, from Common Iranian *paiśa (“outlook”).

Compare with Σπαργαπίσης (Spargapísēs), from Scythian *Spargapisa where *paiśa changed to *pisa, and with Ἀριαπείθης (Ariapeíthēs), from Scythian *Aryapaiθa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spar.ɡa.pěː.tʰɛːs/ → /spar.ɣaˈpi.θis/ → /spar.ɣaˈpi.θis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spar.ɡa.pěː.tʰɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spar.ɡaˈpi.tʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /spar.ɣaˈpi.θis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /spar.ɣaˈpi.θis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /spar.ɣaˈpi.θis/

Proper noun

Σπαργαπείθης • (Spargapeíthēs) m (genitive Σπαργαπείθεος); third declension

1. a male given name from Scythian: Spargapeithes, a king of the Agathyrsi

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Σπαργαπείθης; τοῦ Σπαργαπείθεος (uncontracted, Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σπαργαπείθης ho Spargapeíthēs
Genitive	τοῦ Σπαργαπείθεος / Σπαργαπείθευς toû Spargapeítheos / Spargapeítheus
Dative	τῷ Σπαργαπείθει / Σπαργαπείθεῐ̈ tôi Spargapeíthei / Spargapeítheï
Accusative	τὸν Σπαργαπείθεᾰ tòn Spargapeíthea
Vocative	Σπαργάπειθες Spargápeithes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → Latin: Spargapeithēs

Further reading

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