Δέξιππος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A compound of δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”) +‎ ἵππος (híppos, “a horse”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dék.sip.pos/ → /ˈðek.sip.pos/ → /ˈðek.si.pos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dék.sip.pos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdek.sip.pos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðek.sip.pos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðek.sip.pos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðek.si.pos/

Proper noun

Δέξῐππος • (Déxippos) m (genitive Δεξῐ́ππου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Dexippus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δέξιππος; τοῦ Δεξίππου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δέξιππος ho Déxippos
Genitive	τοῦ Δεξίππου toû Dexíppou
Dative	τῷ Δεξίππῳ tôi Dexíppōi
Accusative	τὸν Δέξιππον tòn Déxippon
Vocative	Δέξιππε Déxippe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Δέξιππος (Déxippos)
• → Latin: Dexippus

Further reading

• Δέξιππος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008