LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Callisthenēs

Callisthenēs m sg (genitive Callisthenis)

Meaning

  1. Callisthenes (an ancient Greek historian)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCallisthenēs—
genitiveCallisthenis—
dativeCallisthenī—
accusativeCallisthenem—
ablativeCallisthene—
vocativeCallisthenēs—

Callisthĕnes, is, m., = Καλλισθένης,
I. a philosopher of Olynthus, sister's son and pupil of Aristotle, and a youthful friend of Alexander the Great; finally put to death by him for his freedom of speech, Curt. 8, 5, 13 sqq.; 8, 6, 25; 8, 8, 21; Cic. Rab. Post. 9, 23. Theophrastus bewailed his death in the work entitled Καλλισθένης ἢ περὶ πένθους, Cic. Tusc. 3, 10, 21; 5, 9, 25; cf. Sen. Q. N. 6, 23, 1 sqq.; Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kal-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kal-wo-s?
  3. Ancient Greek κᾰλϝός(kălwós)
  4. Ancient Greek κᾰλός(kălós)
  5. Ancient Greek κάλλος(kállos)
  6. Ancient Greek σθένος(sthénos)
  7. Ancient Greek -ης(-ēs)
  8. LatinCallisthenēs

Ancient Greek Καλλισθένης (Kallisthénēs)bor. Latin Callisthenēs Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καλλισθένης (Kallisthénēs).

Descendants
  • EnglishCallisthenes
  • FrenchCallisthène

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCallisthenesCallisthenes (Καλλισθένης). 1. A philosopher, born at Olynthus. His mother, Hero, was a cousin of Aristotle's, and by him Callisthenes was brought up,…

Quick answers

What does Callisthenēs mean in Latin?
Callisthenēs, a proper noun, means “Callisthenes (an ancient Greek historian)”.
What is the genitive of Callisthenēs?
The genitive singular is Callisthenis. Callisthenēs is masculine, third declension.
Where does Callisthenēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kal- → Proto-Indo-European *kal-wo-s? → Ancient Greek κᾰλϝός (kălwós) → Ancient Greek κᾰλός (kălós) → Ancient Greek κάλλος (kállos) → Ancient Greek σθένος (sthénos) → Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) → Latin Callisthenēs.