Κτησίβιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κτᾰ́ομαι (ktáomai) +‎ βία (bía).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ktɛː.sí.bi.os/ → /ktiˈsi.βi.os/ → /ktiˈsi.vi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ktɛː.sí.bi.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kte̝ˈsi.bi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ktiˈsi.βi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ktiˈsi.vi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ktiˈsi.vi.os/

Proper noun

Κτησίβιος • (Ktēsíbios) m (genitive Κτησιβίου); first declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ctesibius

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κτησίβῐος; τοῦ Κτησιβῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κτησίβῐος ho Ktēsíbios
Genitive	τοῦ Κτησιβῐ́ου toû Ktēsibíou
Dative	τῷ Κτησιβῐ́ῳ tôi Ktēsibíōi
Accusative	τὸν Κτησίβῐον tòn Ktēsíbion
Vocative	Κτησίβῐε Ktēsíbie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Ctesibius