Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἐπικύδης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsEpicydes (latinized form), Epikydis (modern Greek transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek ἐπικυδής (epikydes) meaning "glorious, distinguished", which consists of Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "upon, on" and κῦδος (kydos) meaning "glory, renown" (see Thucydides).