Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hephaestion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: hep-haes-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Macedonian nobleman and general in the army of Alexander the Great, noted as a lifelong personal friend of Alexander's.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡφαιστίων (Hēphaistíōn).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἡφαιστίων

Questions

What does hephaestion mean?: An ancient Macedonian nobleman and general in the army of Alexander the Great, noted as a lifelong personal friend of Alexander's.
Where does hephaestion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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