proper noun · masculinethird declension
Empedoclēs
Empedoclēs m sg (genitive Empedoclis)
Classical[ɛmˈpɛ.dɔ.kɫeːs]Ecclesiastical[emˈpɛː.do.kles]
Meaning
- Empedocles
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Empedoclēs | — |
| genitive | Empedoclis | — |
| dative | Empedoclī | — |
| accusative | Empedoclem | — |
| ablative | Empedocle | — |
| vocative | Empedoclēs | — |
Empĕdŏcles, is (
I. gen. -cli, Gell. 4, 11, 9; acc. -clem, Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 44;
-clen, id. ib. 2, 5, 14 al.), m., = Ἐμπεδοκλῆς, a famous natural philosopher of Agrigentum, about 460 B. C., Lucr. 1, 716 sq.; Cic. N. D. 1, 12; id. de Or. 1, 50, 217; id. Tusc. 1, 9, 19; Quint. 1, 4, 4; 3, 1, 8; Plin. 29, 1, 4, § 5; Gell. 17, 21, 14; Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 20; id. A. P. 465.—Hence, II. Empĕdoclēus, a, um, adj., Empedoclean: sanguis (acc. to his doctrine, the soul), Cic. Tusc. 1, 17 fin.— Subst.: Empĕdoclēa, ōrum, n., Empedoclean doctrines, id. Q. Fr. 2, 11 fin.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐμπεδοκλῆς (Empedoklês).