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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

  • τὸν δὲ ἀποκρίνασθαι Ἁρμόδιον καὶ Ἀριστογείτονα, ὅτι τὸν ἕτερον τοῖν τυράννοιν ἔκτειναν καὶ τυραννίδα ὅτι κατέλυσαν. (Arrian, Anabasis, book 4, chapter 10 3:2)

Synonyms

  1. kingly

  2. imperious

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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