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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

  • ἡμῖν τοῦτο πολλῷ ἀναγκαιότερον τοῖσ τυράννοισ, ὅσῳ πρὸσ· (Lucian, Phalaris, book 1 8:2)
  • ἢ παρθενεύειν παῖδασ ἐν δόμοισ καλῶσ, τερπνὰσ τυράννοισ ἡδονάσ, ὅταν θέλῃ, δάκρυα δ’ ἑτοιμάζουσι; (Euripides, Suppliants, episode 2:15)
  • ἐπαιδεύθη μὲν οὖν Ἀθήνησιν, ἐδούλευσε δὲ καὶ περὶ Σικελίαν τοῖσ τυράννοισ καὶ σφόδρα εὐδοκίμει παρ’ αὐτοῖσ. (Lucian, Vitarum auctio, (no name) 12:16)
  • [ἐν] ἐλευθέρᾳ πό[λει τὰ τ]οῖσ τυράννοισ [συμφέρο]ντα πραττον[τ]ν εἰσ δουλεία[ν] καλῶ[ν πραγμάτων καὶ τῇ] πόλε[ι κ]αὶ τοῖσ Ἕλλησ[ιν αἴτι]οσ ἐγένετο. (Hyperides, Speeches, 1:1)
  • ἀλλὰ ἴστ’ αὐτὸν τοῖσ μὲν τυράννοισ δουλεύειν προελόμενον, τῷ δὲ δήμῳ προστάττειν ἀξιοῦντα. (Hyperides, Speeches, 18:3)

Synonyms

  1. absolute ruler

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