Iamblichus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Iamblichus, from Koine Greek Ἰάμβλιχος (Iámblikhos), from Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū), perhaps originally a causative form of the verb מלך (mlk, “to rule”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ī-ămʹblĭk-əs, IPA(key): /aɪˈæmblɪkəs/ Hyphenation: I‧am‧blich‧us === Proper noun === Iamblichus A male given name from Koine Greek, of historical usage. Iamblichus (c. 245 – c. 325), a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher. ==== Derived terms ==== Iamblichean ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἰάμβλιχος (Iámblikhos), from Aramaic ימלכו (Yamlīḵū). See English Iamblichus above for more. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjam.blɪ.kʰʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjam.bli.kus] === Proper noun === Iamblichus m sg (genitive Iamblichī); second declension a male given name from Koine Greek [in turn from Aramaic], notably borne by: various kings of Emesa Iamblichus, a Syrian philosopher ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Iamblichus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Iamblichus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray