Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Ἀκέσιος(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /ə.ˈsiː.ʒəs/(English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsAkesios Meaning & History From Ancient Greek ἄκεσις (akesis) "healing, cure". This was an epithet of Apollo in Ellis, as well as the name of a bishop who live during the reign of Constantine.