Βονιφάτιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Bonifātius.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /βo.niˈɸa.ti.os/ → /vo.niˈfa.ti.os/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βo.niˈɸa.ti.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vo.niˈfa.ti.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vo.niˈfa.ti.os/

Proper noun

Βονῐφᾱ́τῐος • (Boniphā́tios) m (genitive Βονῐφᾱτῐ́ου); second declension

1. Boniface
   • 550s AD, Procopius, History of the Wars 3.1.14:

     Στρατηγὼ δύο Ῥωμαίων ἤστην, Ἀέτιός τε καὶ Βονιφάτιος, καρτερώ τε ὡς μάλιστα καὶ πολλῶν πολέμων ἐμπείρω τῶν γε κατ' ἐκεῖνον τὸν χρόνον οὐδενὸς ἧσσον.

     Stratēgṑ dúo Rhōmaíōn ḗstēn, Aétiós te kaì Boniphátios, karterṓ te hōs málista kaì pollôn polémōn empeírō tôn ge kat' ekeînon tòn khrónon oudenòs hêsson.

     • 1916 translation by H. B. Dewing

       There were two Roman generals, Aetius and Boniface, especially valiant men and in experience of many wars inferior to none of that time at least.

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Βονῐφᾱ́τῐος; τοῦ Βονῐφᾱτῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βονῐφᾱ́τῐος ho Boniphā́tios
Genitive	τοῦ Βονῐφᾱτῐ́ου toû Boniphātíou
Dative	τῷ Βονῐφᾱτῐ́ῳ tôi Boniphātíōi
Accusative	τὸν Βονῐφᾱ́τῐον tòn Boniphā́tion
Vocative	Βονῐφᾱ́τῐε Boniphā́tie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.