"Sophocles" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɑ.fɑ.kliːz/, /ˈsɒ.fək.kliːz/
enPR: sŏfŏklēs, sŏfəklēs Etymology: From Latin Sophoclēs from Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Sophoclēs}} Latin Sophoclēs, {{der|en|grc|Σοφοκλῆς}} Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sophocles
  1. A 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. Related terms: Sophoclean, Aeschylus, Euripides Translations (Greek dramatic poet): Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), سُوفُوكْلِيس (sufuklis) [masculine] (Arabic), Սոփոկլես (Sopʻokles) (Armenian), Sófocles [masculine] (Asturian), Sofokles (Basque), Софо́къл (Sofókǎl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Sòfocles [masculine] (Catalan), 索福克勒斯 (Suǒfúkèlèsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Sofoklés [masculine] (Czech), Sofokles (Danish), Sophocles [masculine] (Dutch), Sofoklo (Esperanto), Sophokles (Estonian), Sofokles (Finnish), Sophocle [masculine] (French), Sófocles [masculine] (Galician), სოფოკლე (sopoḳle) (Georgian), Sophokles [masculine] (German), Σοφοκλής (Sofoklís) [masculine] (Greek), סופוקלס [masculine] (Hebrew), Szophoklész (Hungarian), Sófókles [masculine] (Icelandic), Sofocle [masculine] (Italian), ソフォクレス (Sofokuresu) (Japanese), ソポクレス (Sopokuresu) (Japanese), 소포클레스 (Sopokeulleseu) (Korean), Sophocles [masculine] (Latin), Sofoklis [masculine] (Lithuanian), Софокле (Sofokle) (Macedonian), सोफोक्लेस (sophokles) [masculine] (Marathi), Sofokles [masculine] (Norwegian), Sofòcles [masculine] (Occitan), Սոփոկղէս (Sopʻokłēs) (Old Armenian), Sofokles [masculine] (Polish), Sófocles [masculine] (Portuguese), Sophokles (Quechua), Sofocle (Romanian), Софо́кл (Sofókl) [masculine] (Russian), Софокле [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Софокло [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Sofokle [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Sofoklo [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Sòfocli [masculine] (Sicilian), Sofucli [masculine] (Sicilian), Sofokles [masculine] (Slovak), Sófocles (Spanish), Sofokles (Swedish), Sofokles (Turkish), Софо́кл (Sofókl) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês) or Greek Σοφοκλής (Sofoklís). Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, Individuals
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