Δεξιφάνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”) +‎ -φανής (-phanḗs, “seeming, appearing”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dek.si.pʰá.nɛːs/ → /ðek.siˈɸa.nis/ → /ðek.siˈfa.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dek.si.pʰá.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dek.siˈpʰa.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðek.siˈɸa.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðek.siˈfa.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðek.siˈfa.nis/

Proper noun

Δεξῐφᾰ́νης • (Dexiphánēs) m (genitive Δεξῐφᾰ́νους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Dexiphanes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δεξῐφᾰ́νης; τοῦ Δεξῐφᾰ́νους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεξῐφᾰ́νης ho Dexiphánēs
Genitive	τοῦ Δεξῐφᾰ́νους toû Dexiphánous
Dative	τῷ Δεξῐφᾰ́νει tôi Dexiphánei
Accusative	τὸν Δεξῐφᾰ́νη tòn Dexiphánē
Vocative	Δεξῐ́φᾰνες Dexíphanes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Dexiphanēs

Further reading

• Δεξιφάνης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)