Epictetus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.pɪkˈtiː.təs/, /ˌɛ.pɪkˈteɪ.təs/

Proper noun

Epictetus

1. A Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50 – c. 135).

Derived terms

• Epictetan

Translations

Translations

• Armenian: Էպիկտետոս (Ēpiktetos)
• Catalan: Epictet m
• Finnish: Epiktetos
• French: Épictète (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Epiktet m
• Italian: Epitteto m
• Polish: Epiktet m
• Russian: Эпикте́т m (Epiktét)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛ.pɪkˈteː.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.pikˈtɛː.tus]

Proper noun

Epictētus m sg (genitive Epictētī); second declension

1. Epictetus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Epictētus
genitive	Epictētī
dative	Epictētō
accusative	Epictētum
ablative	Epictētō
vocative	Epictēte

References

• “Epictetus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Epictetus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray