Θεογένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós) +‎ γίγνομαι (gígnomai) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.ɡé.nɛːs/ → /θe.oˈʝe.nis/ → /θe.oˈʝe.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.ɡé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe.oˈɡe.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈʝe.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈʝe.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.oˈʝe.nis/

Proper noun

Θεογένης • (Theogénēs) m (genitive Θεογένους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Theogenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Θεογένης; τοῦ Θεογένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θεογένης ho Theogénēs
Genitive	τοῦ Θεογένους toû Theogénous
Dative	τῷ Θεογένει tôi Theogénei
Accusative	τὸν Θεογένη tòn Theogénē
Vocative	Θεόγενες Theógenes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Θεογένης (Theogénis)
• → Latin: Theogenes

Further reading

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