Ἀλκαμένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀλκή (alkḗ, “strength”) +‎ μένος (ménos, “might”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /al.ka.mé.nɛːs/ → /al.kaˈme.nis/ → /al.kaˈme.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.ka.mé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /al.kaˈme.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /al.kaˈme.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /al.kaˈme.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /al.kaˈme.nis/

Proper noun

Ἀλκᾰμένης • (Alkaménēs) m (genitive Ἀλκᾰμένους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alcamenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἀλκᾰμένης; τοῦ Ἀλκᾰμένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀλκᾰμένης ho Alkaménēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀλκᾰμένους toû Alkaménous
Dative	τῷ Ἀλκᾰμένει tôi Alkaménei
Accusative	τὸν Ἀλκᾰμένη tòn Alkaménē
Vocative	Ἀλκᾰ́μενες Alkámenes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αλκαμένης (Alkaménis)
• → Latin: Alcamenēs

References

• Ἀλκαμένης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000