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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛ.pɪkˈtiː.təs/, /ˌɛ.pɪkˈtaɪ.təs/
Proper noun
Epictetus
- A Greek Stoic philosopher.
Derived terms
Translations
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐπίκτητος (Epíktētos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Epictētus m sg (genitive Epictētī); second declension
- Epictetus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
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