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τύραννος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: τύραννος τύραννη τύραννον

Structure: τυρανν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. kingly, royal, regal
  2. imperious, despotic

Examples

  • πρὸσ τοῦ τύραννα σκῆπτρα συληθήσεται; (Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, episode, lyric 3:15)
  • ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν οὔτ’ αὐτὸσ ἱμείρων ἔφυν τύραννοσ εἶναι μᾶλλον ἢ τύραννα δρᾶν, οὔτ’ ἄλλοσ ὅστισ σωφρονεῖν ἐπίσταται. (Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus, episode 2:3)

Synonyms

  1. kingly

  2. imperious

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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