Χαιρεφῶν
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From χαίρω (khaírō) + φώνη (phṓnē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kʰai̯.re.pʰɔ̂ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kʰɛ.reˈpʰon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /çɛ.reˈɸon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /çe.reˈfon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /çe.reˈfon/
Proper noun
Χαιρεφῶν • (Khairephôn) m (genitive Χαιρεφῶντος); third declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Chaerephon
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Χαιρεφῶν ho Khairephôn | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Χαιρεφῶντος toû Khairephôntos | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Χαιρεφῶντῐ tôi Khairephônti | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Χαιρεφῶντᾰ tòn Khairephônta | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Χαιρεφῶν Khairephôn | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Χαιρεφών (Chairefón); Χαιρεφώντας (Chairefóntas)
- Latin: Chaerephon
Further reading
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005