Ἱπποκράτης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, horse) +‎ κρᾰ́τος (krátos, power) +‎ -ης (-ēs). Compare Κράτιππος (Krátippos), which uses the same elements in the reverse order.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ῐ̔πποκρᾰ́της (Hippokrátēsm (genitive Ῐ̔πποκρᾰ́τους); third declension

  1. a male given name: Hippocrates
  2. in particular, the physician Hippocrates of Kos

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Descendants

References

  • Ἱπποκράτης”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013