δεσπότης
First declension Noun; Masculine
자동번역
Transliteration:
Principal Part:
δεσπότης
δεσπότου
Structure:
δεσποτ
(Stem)
+
ης
(Ending)
Etym.: The latter part -po/ths is prob. from same Root as po/sis, and Lat. potis, potior: the syll. des- is uncertain.
Sense
- master, lord (most commonly in the context of one who owns slaves)
- ruler, despot
- generally: owner
Declension
First declension
The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.
Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.
- "οὐδὲν τῶν ἐνταῦθα σεμνῶν ἀΐδιόν ἐστιν, οὐδ’ ἂν ἀπαγάγοι τισ αὐτῶν τι σὺν αὑτῷ ἀποθανών, ἀλλ’ ἀνάγκη τὸν μὲν γυμνὸν οἴχεσθαι, τὴν οἰκίαν δὲ καὶ τὸν ἀγρὸν καὶ τὸ χρυσίον ἀεὶ ἄλλων εἶναι καὶ μεταβάλλειν τοὺσ δεσπότασ. (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 20:5)
- ἐπεὶ δεσπότασ ἂν οὕτωσ καθ’ ἡμῶν εἰήμεν τοὺσ θεραπευομένουσ κεχειροτονηκότεσ καὶ μισθὸν τὸ δουλεύειν αὐτοῖσ καὶ τὸ πάντα κελεύουσιν ὑπηρετεῖν προσδεδωκότεσ,^ οὗ τί γένοιτ’ ἂν ἀδικώτερον; (Lucian, Abdicatus, (no name) 25:2)
- ἐπεὶ δὲ ταῦτα καὶ καλὰ πρὸσ ἀρετὴν καὶ ὠφέλιμα πρὸσ οἰκονομίαν, ἐγείρεσθαι χρὴ πρότερον δεσπότασ οἰκετῶν καὶ καθεύδειν ὕστερον· (Aristotle, Economics, Book 1 39:1)
- ὅταν γὰρ αὐτῶν τὴν περιουσίαν θαυμάσωσιν καὶ τὸν χρυσὸν ἐπαινέσωσιν καὶ τοὺσ πυλῶνασ ἐώθεν ἐμπλήσωσιν καὶ προσελθόντεσ ὥσπερ δεσπότασ προσείπωσιν, τί καὶ φρονήσειν ἐκείνουσ εἰκόσ ἐστιν; (Lucian, Nigrinus, Nigrinou Fiaosofia 23:2)
- οὐ γὰρ οἶδα δεσπότασ κεκτημένοσ. (Euripides, Hecuba, episode 4:10)
Synonyms
-
master
-
ruler
-
generally
