proper noun · masculinevariously declined, third declension, first declension
Sophoclēs
Sophoclēs m sg (genitive Sophoclis or Sophoclī)
Classical[ˈsɔ.pʰɔ.kɫeːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔː.fo.kles]
Meaning
- Sophocles of Colonus, a celebrated Greek dramatic poet (ca. 497 BCE – 405 BCE); Sophocles was one of the three greatest Greek tragedians. In the Athenian dramatic competitions of the Festival of Dionysus, he won more first prizes (around 20) than any other playwright, and placed second in all others he participated in. He is best remembered for his Oedipus Cycle of plays.
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês) or Greek Σοφοκλής (Sofoklís)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sophoclēs | — |
| genitive | Sophoclis Sophoclī | — |
| dative | Sophoclī Sophoclae | — |
| accusative | Sophoclem Sophoclēa | — |
| ablative | Sophocle | — |
| vocative | Sophoclēs Sophoclē | — |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in Sophoclis (not Sophoclea) Aiace or apud Sophoclem in Aiace
- in Sophocles' Ajax.
Sŏphŏcles, is and i, m., = Σοφοκλῆς,
I. a celebrated Greek tragic poet, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 3; id. Sen. 7, 22; 14, 47; id. Div. 1, 25, 54; id. Off. 1, 40, 144; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 163; Quint. 10, 1, 67 sq.; Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 17; Vell. 1, 16, 3; gen. Sophocli, Gell. 12, 11, 6; 13, 18, 3; voc. Sophocle (like Socrate), Cic. Off. 1, 40, 144.—Hence, Sŏphō^clēus, a, um, adj., of or in the manner of Sophocles:
an pangis aliquid Sophocleum? Cic. Fam. 16, 18, 3: cothurnus, Verg. E. 8, 10; Ov. Am. 1, 15, 15.Origins
From Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês).
Descendants
- CatalanSòfocles
- EnglishSophocles
- FrenchSophocle
- ItalianSofocle
- OccitanSofòcles
- PortugueseSófocles
- RomanianSofocle
- SpanishSófocles
- AsturianSófocles
- DutchSophocles
In English words that came into English from Sophoclēs
- SophoclesSophoclēs