Πλούταρχος
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /plǔː.tar.kʰos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.kʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.xos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.xos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈplu.tar.xos/
Proper noun
Πλούταρχος • (Ploútarkhos) m (genitive Πλουτάρχου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)
- a male given name, equivalent to Greek Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos), Latin Plūtarchus, or English Plutarch
- Plutarch of Chaeronea, full name Λούκιος Μέστριος Πλούταρχος (Loúkios Méstrios Ploútarkhos), romanized Lūcius Mestrius Plūtarchus, lived ca. 46–120 C.E.. A celebrated Graeco-Roman philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi; best known for writing his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, a biographical series commonly referred to as Plutarch's Parallel Lives.
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Πλούτᾰρχος ho Ploútarkhos |
| Genitive | τοῦ Πλουτᾰ́ρχου toû Ploutárkhou |
| Dative | τῷ Πλουτᾰ́ρχῳ tôi Ploutárkhōi |
| Accusative | τὸν Πλούτᾰρχον tòn Ploútarkhon |
| Vocative | Πλούτᾰρχε Ploútarkhe |
Descendants
- Armenian: Պլուտարքոս (Plutarkʻos)
- Greek: Πλούταρχος (Ploútarchos)
- Latin: Plūtarchus
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022
Greek
Proper noun
Πλούταρχος • (Ploútarchos) m (plural Ploútarchos)
- Plutarch (46–120 AD) Greek historian, biographer and essayist.
Declension
Πλούταρχος
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Πλούταρχος • |
| genitive | Πλουτάρχου • Πλούταρχου • |
| accusative | Πλούταρχο • |
| vocative | Πλούταρχε • |
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