Ἀριαπείθης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Scythian *Aryapaiθa (literally “adornment of the Iranians”), composed *Arya (“Aryan, Iranian”) + *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 Σπαργαπείθης (Spargapeíthēs), from Scythian *Spargapaiθa, and with Σπαργαπίσης (Spargapísēs), from Scythian *Spargapisa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ri.a.pěː.tʰɛːs/ → /a.ri.aˈpi.θis/ → /a.ri.aˈpi.θis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ri.a.pěː.tʰɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ri.aˈpi.tʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ri.aˈpi.θis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ri.aˈpi.θis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ri.aˈpi.θis/

Proper noun

Ἀρῐᾰπείθης • (Ariapeíthēs) m (genitive Ἀρῐᾰπείθεος); third declension

1. a male given name from Scythian: Ariapeithes, a king of the Scythians

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Ἀρῐᾰπείθης; τοῦ Ἀρῐᾰπείθεος (uncontracted, Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀρῐᾰπείθης ho Ariapeíthēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀρῐᾰπείθεος / Ἀρῐᾰπείθευς toû Ariapeítheos / Ariapeítheus
Dative	τῷ Ἀρῐᾰπείθει / Ἀρῐᾰπείθεῐ̈ tôi Ariapeíthei / Ariapeítheï
Accusative	τὸν Ἀρῐᾰπείθεᾰ tòn Ariapeíthea
Vocative	Ἀρῐᾰ́πειθες Ariápeithes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• Ἀριαπείθης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἀριαπείθης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)