Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Ἀναξιμένης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /a.nak.si.mé.nɛːs/(Attic Greek) /a.nak.si.ˈme.nis/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) /æ.næk.ˈsɪ.mə.ˌniːz/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Greek αναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king" and μενος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, spirit, courage". This was the name of a Greek philosopher from the 6th century BC.