Stephanos Explained

Stephanos or Stefanos, in Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Στέφανος, is a masculine given name derived from the Greek word Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στέφανος (stéphanos), meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", from the verb Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: στέφειν (stéphein), "to encircle, to wreathe".[1] [2] In Ancient Greece, crowning wreaths (such as laurel wreaths) were given to the winners of contests. Originally, as the verb suggests, the noun had a more general meaning of any "circle"—including a circle of people, a circling wall around a city, and, in its earliest recorded use, the circle of a fight, which is found in the Iliad of Homer.[3] The English equivalent is Stephen.

People or biblical figures with the given name include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Online Etymology Dictionary . Etymonline.com . 2012-02-01.
  2. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dste%2Ffanos στέφανος
  3. https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text.jsp?greek.display=UnicodeC&arabic.display=UnicodeC&language=original&navbar.display=show&doc=Hom.+Il.+13.736&fromdoc=null Homer, Iliad, 13.736