Meanings
proper noun
- A Greek dramatic poet (ca. 497 BCE – 405 BCE); Sophocles was one of the three greatest Greek tragedians. In the Athenian dramatic competitions of the Festival of Dionysus, he won more first prizes (around 20) than any other playwright, and placed second in all others he participated in. He is best remembered for his Oedipus Cycle of plays.
- A male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês) or Greek Σοφοκλής (Sofoklís).
Origin
- Ancient GreekΣοφοκλῆς
- LatinSophoclēs
- EnglishSophocles
From Latin Sophoclēs from Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Σοφοκλῆς
- Σοφοκλῆς (Sophoklês)Greek dramatic poet
Arabic سُوفُوكْلِيس
- سُوفُوكْلِيس (sufuklis)Greek dramatic poet
Basque Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
Bulgarian Софо́къл
- Софо́къл (Sofókăl)Greek dramatic poet
Catalan Sòfocles
- SòfoclesGreek dramatic poet
Chinese Mandarin 索福克勒斯
- 索福克勒斯 (Suǒfúkèlèsī)Greek dramatic poet
Czech Sofoklés
- SofoklésGreek dramatic poet
Danish Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
Dutch Sophocles
- SophoclesGreek dramatic poet
Esperanto Sofoklo
- SofokloGreek dramatic poet
Estonian Sophokles
- SophoklesGreek dramatic poet
Finnish Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
French Sophocle
- SophocleGreek dramatic poet
German Sophokles
- SophoklesGreek dramatic poet
Greek Σοφοκλής
- Σοφοκλής (Sofoklís)Greek dramatic poet
Hebrew סופוקלס
- סופוקלסGreek dramatic poet
Hungarian Szophoklész
- SzophoklészGreek dramatic poet
Icelandic Sófókles
- SófóklesGreek dramatic poet
Italian Sofocle
- SofocleGreek dramatic poet
Japanese ソフォクレス, ソポクレス
- ソフォクレス (Sofokuresu)Greek dramatic poet
- ソポクレス (Sopokuresu)Greek dramatic poet
Korean 소포클레스
- 소포클레스 (Sopokeulleseu)Greek dramatic poet
Latin Sophocles
- SophoclesGreek dramatic poet
Lithuanian Sofoklis
- SofoklisGreek dramatic poet
Norwegian Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
Polish Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
Portuguese Sófocles
- SófoclesGreek dramatic poet
Romanian Sofocle
- SofocleGreek dramatic poet
Russian Софо́кл
- Софо́кл (Sofókl)Greek dramatic poet
Slovak Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
Spanish Sófocles
- SófoclesGreek dramatic poet
Swedish Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
Turkish Sofokles
- SofoklesGreek dramatic poet
Ukrainian Софо́кл
- Софо́кл (Sofókl)Greek dramatic poet
Cite this entry
APA
Sophocles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sophocles
MLA
“Sophocles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sophocles. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sophocles,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sophocles.
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