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τύραννος

Second declension Noun; Masc/Fem 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: τύραννος τυράννου

Structure: τυρανν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: tu/rannos is prob. from same Root as ku/rios, koi/ranos.

Sense

  1. absolute ruler (i.e. of gods, kings)
  2. (with negative connotation) tyrant, dictator, despot

Declension

Second declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τύραννος τυράννω τύραννοι
Genitive τυράννου τυράννοιν τυράννων
Dative τυράννῳ τυράννοιν τυράννοις
Accusative τύραννον τυράννω τυράννους
Vocative τύραννε τυράννω τύραννοι

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

  • οἱ γὰρ ἄρχοντεσ τῶν σατραπῶν καὶ οἱ τύραννοι καὶ οἱ βασιλικοὶ γραμματεῖσ ἐτίμων τοὺσ Ἰουδαίουσ. ὁ γὰρ φόβοσ Μαρδοχαίου ἐνέκειτο αὐτοῖσ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 9:3)
  • δἰ ἐμοῦ μεγιστᾶνεσ μεγαλύνονται, καὶ τύραννοι δἰ ἐμοῦ κρατοῦσι γῆσ. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 8:16)
  • πρὸσ ὑμᾶσ οὖν, ὦ τύραννοι, οἱ λόγοι μου, ἵνα μάθητε σοφίαν καὶ μὴ παραπέσητε. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 6:9)
  • εἰ οὖν ἥδεσθε ἐπὶ θρόνοισ καὶ σκήπτροισ, τύραννοι λαῶν, τιμήσατε σοφίαν, ἵνα εἰσ τὸν αἰῶνα βασιλεύσητε. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 6:21)
  • φοβηθήσονταί με ἀκούσαντεσ τύραννοι φρικτοί, ἐν πλήθει φανοῦμαι ἀγαθὸσ καὶ ἐν πολέμῳ ἀνδρεῖοσ. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 8:15)

Synonyms

  1. absolute ruler

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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