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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

  • ἔκρινε, τοῦτον δ’ εἶναι τὸν βασιλικώτατον καὶ βασιλεύοντα αὑτοῦ, τὸν δὲ κάκιστόν τε καὶ ἀδικώτατον ἀθλιώτατον, τοῦτον δὲ αὖ τυγχάνειν ὄντα ὃσ ἂν τυραννικώτατοσ ὢν ἑαυτοῦ τε ὅτι μάλιστα τυραννῇ καὶ τῆσ πόλεωσ; (Plato, Republic, book 9 217:1)

Synonyms

  1. kingly

  2. imperious

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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