Στησίχορος

Στησίχορος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to set”) +‎ χορός (khorós, “chorus”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /stɛː.sí.kʰo.ros/ → /stiˈsi.xo.ros/ → /stiˈsi.xo.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /stɛː.sí.kʰo.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ste̝ˈsi.kʰo.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /stiˈsi.xo.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /stiˈsi.xo.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /stiˈsi.xo.ros/

Proper noun

Στησῐ́χορος • (Stēsíkhoros) m (genitive Στησῐχόρου); second declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Stesichorus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Στησῐ́χορος; τοῦ Στησῐχόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Στησῐ́χορος ho Stēsíkhoros
Genitive	τοῦ Στησῐχόρου toû Stēsikhórou
Dative	τῷ Στησῐχόρῳ tôi Stēsikhórōi
Accusative	τὸν Στησῐ́χορον tòn Stēsíkhoron
Vocative	Στησῐ́χορε Stēsíkhore
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Στησίχορος (Stisíchoros)
• → Latin: Stesichorus
  • → French: Stésichore
  • → Italian: Stesicoro
  • Sicilian: Stesìcuru

Further reading

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025