Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Θηραμένης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /tʰɛː.raː.mé.nɛːs/(Attic Greek) /θi.ra.ˈme.nis/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) /θɪ.ˈræm.ɪn.iːz/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Greek θηράω (therao) meaning "to hunt, chase" and either μενος (menos) meaning "mind, strength, courage, force" or μένω (meno) "to stay, wait, remain, last". Theramenes was the name of an Athenian statesman from the 5th century BC.