Therapont, Therapontos (Θεράποντος, also Therapontus, Ferapont) is a Greek
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. "Therapontos" is
genitive
In grammar, the genitive case (abbreviated ) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun. A genitive can al ...
for ''
therapon''.
"Therapontos" also may be usead as a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
.
"Ferapont" was a common Russian name of
Russian Orthodox
Russian Orthodoxy (russian: Русское православие) is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Church Slavonic language. Most ...
tradition, defined in the liturgical calendar as "worshipper, servant, caretaker, companion, etc."
[Charles E. Passage, Character names in Dostoevsky's fiction]
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The name may refer to:
*Therapont of White Lake
Therapont of Belozersk (1331 – 1426) (russian: Ферапонт Бело(е)зерский, ), also known as Therapont of Mozhaysk, known to the world as Feodor Poskochin, was a Russian Orthodox monk credited with the foundation of the Ferapo ...
(1331-1426)
*Therapont of Sardis Therapont, Therapontos (Θεράποντος, also Therapontus, Ferapont) is a Greek given name. "Therapontos" is genitive for '' therapon''.
"Therapontos" also may be usead as a surname.
"Ferapont" was a common Russian name of Russian Orthodox t ...
(cca 259)
* Therapont of Cyprus (3rd centur
* Prodromos Therapontos, a footballer
References
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Greek masculine given names