Epaphroditus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Epaphrodītus, from Ancient Greek Ἐπαφρόδιτος (Epaphróditos), from ἐπι- (epi-) + Ἀφρόδιτος (Aphróditos).
Proper noun edit
Epaphroditus
- A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
- 1611, The Bible: Authorized King James Version with Apocrypha, Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett, eds., Oxford, 1997
- Yet I supposed it necessary to send you to Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and fellowsoldiar, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants.
- 1611, The Bible: Authorized King James Version with Apocrypha, Robert Carroll, Stephen Prickett, eds., Oxford, 1997
References edit
Epaphroditus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Epaphroditus (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.pa.pʰroˈdiː.tus/, [ɛpäpʰrɔˈd̪iːt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.pa.froˈdi.tus/, [epäfroˈd̪iːt̪us]
Proper noun edit
Epaphrodītus m sg (genitive Epaphrodītī); second declension
- A masculine praenomen.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Epaphrodītus | Epaphrodītī |
| Genitive | Epaphrodītī | Epaphrodītōrum |
| Dative | Epaphrodītō | Epaphrodītīs |
| Accusative | Epaphrodītum | Epaphrodītōs |
| Ablative | Epaphrodītō | Epaphrodītīs |
| Vocative | Epaphrodīte | Epaphrodītī |
References edit
- “Epaphroditus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press