Θεόκριτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god”) +‎ κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”) +‎ -τος (-tos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.ó.kri.tos/ → /θeˈo.kri.tos/ → /θeˈo.kri.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.ó.kri.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈo.kri.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.kri.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.kri.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θeˈo.kri.tos/

Proper noun

Θεόκρῐτος • (Theókritos) m (genitive Θεοκρῐ́του); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Theocritus
2. in particular, the 3rd century BCE poet Theocritus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Θεόκρῐτος; τοῦ Θεοκρῐ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θεόκρῐτος ho Theókritos
Genitive	τοῦ Θεοκρῐ́του toû Theokrítou
Dative	τῷ Θεοκρῐ́τῳ tôi Theokrítōi
Accusative	τὸν Θεόκρῐτον tòn Theókriton
Vocative	Θεόκρῐτε Theókrite
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Theocritus