"Μηκιστεύς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Μηκιστεύς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɛː.kis.těu̯s/, /mi.cisˈteɸs/, /mi.cisˈtefs/, /mɛː.kis.těu̯s/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me̝.kisˈtews/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /mi.cisˈteɸs/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /mi.cisˈtefs/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /mi.cisˈtefs/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From μήκῐστος (mḗkistos, “tallest, greatest”) + -εύς (-eús). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μήκῐστος|-εύς|t1=tallest, greatest}} μήκῐστος (mḗkistos, “tallest, greatest”) + -εύς (-eús) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Μηκῐστεύς|Μηκῐστέως|m|third}} Μηκῐστεύς • (Mēkisteús) m (genitive Μηκῐστέως); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Μηκῐστεύς|έως|form=MS}} Forms: Μηκῐστεύς [canonical], Mēkisteús [romanization], Μηκῐστέως [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ Μηκῐστεύς [nominative, singular], τοῦ Μηκῐστέως [genitive, singular], τῷ Μηκῐστεῖ [dative, singular], τὸν Μηκῐστέᾱ [accusative, singular], Μηκῐστεῦ [singular, vocative]
  1. (Greek mythology) Mecisteus, son of Talaus, brother of Adrastus and father of Euryalus Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Μηκιστεύς-grc-name-TLrIwADT Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (Greek mythology) Mecisteus, companion of Antilochus, slain by Polidamas Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology
    Sense id: en-Μηκιστεύς-grc-name-J--oRUr6 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns in the third declension: 37 63 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -εύς: 37 63 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 35 65 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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