Κλέων
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κλέος (kléos, “glory”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /klé.ɔːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkle.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkle.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkle.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈkle.on/
Proper noun
Κλέων • (Kléōn) m (genitive Κλέωνος); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Cleon
- in particular, the 5th century BCE Athenian general Cleon
Inflection
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006