Θέσπις

See also: θέσπις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god”) and εἶπον (eîpon, “I said”) (aorist active form of λέγω (légō)).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰés.pis/ → /ˈθes.pis/ → /ˈθes.pis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰés.pis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰes.pis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.pis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.pis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθes.pis/

Proper noun

Θέσπῐς • (Théspis) m (genitive Θέσπεως); third declension

1. Thespis

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Θέσπῐς; τοῦ Θέσπεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θέσπῐς ho Théspis
Genitive	τοῦ Θέσπεως toû Théspeōs
Dative	τῷ Θέσπει tôi Théspei
Accusative	τὸν Θέσπῐν tòn Théspin
Vocative	Θέσπῐ Théspi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Θέσπις (Théspis), Θέσπης (Théspis)
• Latin: Thespis
• Turkish: Thespis

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027