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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

  1. master, lord (most commonly in the context of one who owns slaves)
  2. ruler, despot
  3. generally: owner

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative δεσπότης δεσπότᾱ δεσπόται
Genitive δεσπότου δεσπόταιν δεσποτῶν
Dative δεσπότῃ δεσπόταιν δεσπόταις
Accusative δεσπότην δεσπότᾱ δεσπότᾱς
Vocative δεσπότα δεσπότᾱ δεσπόται

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.

Examples

  • οὕτω μοι δοκεῖ, ταύτην μέν, ἵνα μηδὲν τέρασ μηδὲ πολυκέφαλον τέκῃ, οἴχεσθαι παρὰ τὸν ἄνδρα ὀπίσω ἐσ τὴν Ἑλλάδα, τὼ δύο δὲ τούτω δραπετίσκω παραδοθέντε τοῖν δεσπόταιν μανθάνειν ἃ πρὸ τοῦ, τὸν μὲν ἀποπλύνειν τὰσ ῥυπώσασ τῶν ὀθονῶν, τὸν Ληκυθίωνα, τὸν Μυρόπνουν δὲ αὖθισ ἀκεῖσθαι τῶν ἱματίων τὰ διερρωγότα, μαλάχῃ γε πρότερον μαστιγωθέντε. (Lucian, Fugitivi, (no name) 33:2)

Synonyms

  1. master

  2. ruler

  3. generally

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