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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

  • πλούσιοι πτωχῶν ἄρξουσι, καὶ οἰκέται ἰδίοισ δεσπόταισ δανειοῦσι. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 22:6)
  • καὶ ὡσ δεσπόταισ δουλεύσει ἐν τοῖσ γεννήσασιν αὐτόν. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 3:7)
  • καὶ γὰρ σὺ ποίμνασ δεσπόταισ τευχεσφόροισ ἥκειν ἐοίκασ ἀγγελῶν ἵν’ οὐ πρέπει. (Euripides, Rhesus, episode3)
  • τόνδε δ’ αὖ στυγοῦσ’ ἐμαυτῆσ δεσπόταισ μισήσομαι. (Euripides, The Trojan Women, episode, antistrophe 3 2:16)
  • ἦ ’πὶ τοῖσ ἐμοῖσ χαίρεισ κακῶσ πράσσουσι δεσπόταισ, γύναι; (Euripides, episode, lyric4)

Synonyms

  1. master

  2. ruler

  3. generally

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