ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ

ⲓⲉⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ

Coptic

Heracles

Alternative forms

• ⲏⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ (ēraklas)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛːɾaklas/

Proper noun

ⲡⲒⲉⲣⲁⲕⲗⲁⲥ • (pIeraklas) m

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) Heracles, a Greek mythological hero and later god of the gymnasium and athletes.
2. (Bohairic, Sahidic) A male given name from Greek