Ἀσκληπιός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, "negative prefix"), σκέλλω (skéllō, I dry) and ποιέω (poiéō, I do, make).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀσκληπῐός (Asklēpiós) m (genitive Ἀσκληπῐοῦ); second declension

  1. Asclepius

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Ασκληπιός (Asklipiós)
  • Latin: Asclēpius

Further reading

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