Epictetus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.pɪk.ˈtiː.təs/, /ˌɛ.pɪk.ˈtaɪ.təs/

Proper noun

Epictetus

1. A Greek Stoic philosopher.

Derived terms

• Epictetan

Translations

Translations

• Armenian: Էպիկտետոս (Ēpiktetos)
• Catalan: Epictet m
• Finnish: Epiktetos
• French: Épictète (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Epiktet m
• Italian: Epitteto m
• Russian: Эпикте́т m (Epiktét)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e.pikˈteː.tus/, [ɛpɪkˈt̪eːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.pikˈte.tus/, [epikˈt̪ɛːt̪us]

Proper noun

Epictētus m sg (genitive Epictētī); second declension

1. Epictetus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Epictētus
Genitive	Epictētī
Dative	Epictētō
Accusative	Epictētum
Ablative	Epictētō
Vocative	Epictēte

References

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