Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Ἀντισθένης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /an.tis.tʰé.nɛːs/(Attic Greek) /an.tis.ˈθe.nis/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) /æn.ˈtɪs.θɪ.niːz/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Greek αντι (anti) meaning "against" and σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength." This name was borne by a Greek philosopher from the 4th century BC.