proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Onchēstus
Onchēstus m sg (genitive Onchēstī)
Classical[ɔŋˈkʰeːs.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[oŋˈkɛs.tus]
Meaning
- a town of Boeotia situated in the territory of Haliartus
- a river of Thessaly that flows into the lake Boebeis
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Onchēstus | — |
| genitive | Onchēstī | — |
| dative | Onchēstō | — |
| accusative | Onchēstum | — |
| ablative | Onchēstō | — |
| vocative | Onchēste | — |
| locative | Onchēstī | — |
Onchestus, i, f.,
I. a city of Bœotia; v. Onchestius.
Onchestus, i, m.,
I. a river in Thessaly, Liv. 33, 6.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀγκηστός (Onkēstós).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyOnchestusOnchestus 1. (Ογχηστός: Eth. Ὀγχήστιος), an ancient town of Boeotia in the territory of Haliartus, said to have been founded by Onchestus, a son of Po…Biography & mythologyOnchestusOnchestus (Ὀγχηστός), a son of Poseidon, and founder of the town of Onchestus, where the Onchestian Poseidon had a temple and a statue. (Paus. 9.26.3;…