Θαλῆς

Ancient Greek

Perhaps from θᾰ́λλω (thállō, “to thrive”) +‎ -ης (-ēs), in which case “one who thrives”.

Θᾰλῆς • (Thalês) m (genitive Θᾰλέω or Θᾰλοῦ); first declension
Θᾰλῆς • (Thalês) m (genitive Θᾰλῆτος); third declension

First declension of ὁ Θᾰλῆς; τοῦ Θᾰλέω (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θᾰλῆς ho Thalês
Genitive	τοῦ Θᾰλέω / Θᾰλοῦ toû Thaléō / Thaloû
Dative	τῷ Θᾰλῇ tôi Thalêi
Accusative	τὸν Θᾰλῆν tòn Thalên
Vocative	Θᾰλῆ Thalê
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὁ Θᾰλῆς; τοῦ Θᾰλῆτος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θᾰλῆς ho Thalês
Genitive	τοῦ Θᾰλῆτος toû Thalêtos
Dative	τῷ Θᾰλῆτῐ tôi Thalêti
Accusative	τὸν Θᾰλῆτᾰ tòn Thalêta
Vocative	Θᾰλῆς Thalês
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Θαλῆς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Θαλῆς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027

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