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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

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

  • λαβὼν δὲ τὰσ βασιλικὰσ ἐντολὰσ παρεγένετο, τῆσ μὲν ἀρχιερωσύνησ οὐδὲν ἄξιον φέρων, θυμοὺσ δὲ ὠμοῦ τυράννου καὶ θηρὸσ βαρβάρου ὀργὰσ ἔχων. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 4:25)
  • ἐπεγειρομένων δὲ τῶν ὄχλων καὶ ταῖσ ὀργαῖσ διεμπιπλαμένων, καθοπλίσασ ὁ Λυσίμαχοσ πρὸσ τρισχιλίουσ, κατήρξατο χειρῶν ἀδίκων, προηγησαμένου τινὸσ τυράννου προβεβηκότοσ τὴν ἡλικίαν, οὐδὲν δὲ ἧττον καὶ τὴν ἄνοιαν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 4:40)
  • Τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον ἐπὶ τὴν ἔκθεσμον σαρκοφαγίαν ἐποτρύνοντοσ τοῦ τυράννου, λόγον ᾔτησεν ὁ Ἐλεάζαρος (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 5:14)
  • Τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον ἀντιρρητορεύσαντα ταῖσ τοῦ τυράννου παρηγορίαισ, παραστάντεσ οἱ δορυφόροι πικρῶσ ἔσυραν ἐπὶ τὰ βασανιστήρια τὸν Ἐλεάζαρον. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 6:1)
  • καὶ ὑπὸ μὲν τοῦ τυράννου καταφρονηθῶμεν ὡσ ἄνανδροι, τὸν δὲ θεῖον ἡμῶν νόμον μέχρι θανάτου μὴ προασπίσαιμεν. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees IV 6:21)

Synonyms

  1. absolute ruler

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