Διοκλῆς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δῐοκλέης (Diokléēs) — Epic

Etymology

From Διός (Diós, genitive of Ζεύς (Zeús)) +‎ -κλῆς (-klês, “glory”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.o.klɛ̂ːs/ → /ði.oˈklis/ → /ði.oˈklis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.o.klɛ̂ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.oˈkle̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.oˈklis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.oˈklis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.oˈklis/

Proper noun

Δῐοκλῆς • (Dioklês) m (genitive Δῐοκλέους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Diocles

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δῐοκλῆς; τοῦ Δῐοκλέους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δῐοκλῆς ho Dioklês
Genitive	τοῦ Δῐοκλέους toû Diokléous
Dative	τῷ Δῐοκλεῖ tôi Diokleî
Accusative	τὸν Δῐοκλέᾱ tòn Diokléā
Vocative	Δῐόκλεις Diókleis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Δῐοκλητῐᾱνός (Dioklētiānós)

Descendants

• Greek: Διοκλής (Dioklís)
• → Latin: Dioclēs

References

• “Διοκλῆς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Διοκλῆς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Διοκλῆς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette