LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Polybus

Polybus m sg (genitive Polybī)
Classical[ˈpɔ.ly.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔː.li.bus]

Meaning

  1. Greekmasculinesingulara king of Corinth, at whose court Oedipus was brought up
  2. Greekmasculinesingularone of the suitors of Penelope (the wife of Odysseus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePolybus—
genitivePolybī—
dativePolybō—
accusativePolybum—
ablativePolybō—
vocativePolybe—

Pŏlўbus, i, m., = Πόλυβος.
I. A king of Corinth, at whose court Œdipus was brought up, Stat. Th. 1, 64; Hyg. Fab. 66; 67; Sen. Oedip. 12.—
II. One of Penelope's suitors, Ov. H. 1, 91.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πόλῠβος (Pólŭbos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPolybusPolybus (Πόλυβος), one of the pupils of Hippocrates, who was also his son-in-law, and lived in the island of Cos, in the fourth century B. C. * In the…

Quick answers

What does Polybus mean in Latin?
Polybus, a proper noun, means “a king of Corinth, at whose court Oedipus was brought up; one of the suitors of Penelope (the wife of Odysseus)”.
What is the genitive of Polybus?
The genitive singular is Polybī. Polybus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Polybus?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɔ.ly.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɔː.li.bus].