Ἀνακρέων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ana-, “against”) ‎ κρέων (kréōn, “ruler”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.na.kré.ɔːn/ → /a.naˈkre.on/ → /a.naˈkre.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.na.kré.ɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.naˈkre.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.naˈkre.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.naˈkre.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.naˈkre.on/

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέων • (Anakréōn) m (genitive Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέοντος); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Anacreon

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέων; τοῦ Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέοντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέων ho Anakréōn
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέοντος toû Anakréontos
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέοντῐ tôi Anakréonti
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέοντᾰ tòn Anakréonta
Vocative	Ᾰ̓νᾰκρέον Anakréon
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ανακρέων (Anakréon)
• → Latin: Anacreōn

References

• Ἀνακρέων 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 1,001