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Ἀντίοχος
“against”·“hold, grasp”
Ἀντίοχος (Ăntĭ́okhos) is a masculine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Antiochus.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ἀντίοχος is built from elements meaning “against” and “hold, grasp”.
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Where it comes from
Ἀντίοχος comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ-, built from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ- (“against”) + ἔχω (“hold, grasp”) + -ος.
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Ἀντίοχος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀντίοχος has a later derivative in Antiochus. Ἀντίοχος has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Antioch. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀντίοχος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Antiochus.
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Around the world
Ἀντίοχος has relatives in 7 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ἀντίοχος
- Antiochus III the Greatsixth Seleucid emperor (223–187 BC)241 BC–186 BC
- Antiochus IV Epiphanesking of the Seleucid Empire (175–164 BC)214 BC–163 BC
- Antiochus I SoterRuler of the Seleucid Empire from 281 to 261 BC323 BC–261 BC
- Antiochus II Theosking of Seleucid Empire from 261 BC to 246 BC285 BC–246 BC
- Antiochus VII Sidetesking of Seleucid Empire from 138 to 129 BC163 BC–129 BC
- Antiochus V Eupatorruler of Seleucid Empire from 164 to 161 BC172 BC–161 BC
- Antiochus VI DionysusSeleucid ruler147 BC–141 BC
- Antiochus of Ascalonancient Greek philosopher129 BC–67 BC
- Antiochus XIII Asiaticuslast Seleucid king of Syria84 BC–63 BC
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