proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Amphiarāus
Amphiarāus m sg (genitive Amphiarāī)
Classical[am.pʰi.aˈraː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[am.fi.aˈraː.us]
Meaning
- GreekA mythological king of Argus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amphiarāus | — |
| genitive | Amphiarāī | — |
| dative | Amphiarāō | — |
| accusative | Amphiarāum | — |
| ablative | Amphiarāō | — |
| vocative | Amphiarāe | — |
Amphĭărāus, i, m., = Ἀμφιάραος,
I. a distinguished Grecian seer, father of Alcmœon and Amphilochus. Knowing that he was doomed to lose his life in the Theban war, he concealed himself in his house;
but his wife, Eriphyle, was prevailed upon to betray him by the offer of a golden necklace, and he was compelled by Polynices to accompany him to the war, where he was swallowed up, with his chariot, in the earth, Cic. Div. 1, 40; Ov. P. 3, 1, 52.—II. Derivv.
B. Amphĭă-rāīdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Amphiaraus, i. e. Alcmœon, Ov. F. 2, 43 (al. Amphĭărēïădes).
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιάραος (Amphiáraos).