Ancient Greek

Noun

αὐτοκράτωρ • ‎(autokrátōr) m ‎(genitive αὐτοκράτορος); third declension, αὐτοκράτειρα f ‎(autokráteira) i

1. absolute ruler; autocrat
   • 4 Maccabees 8:28:

     ἦσαν γὰρ περίφρονες τῶν παθῶν καὶ αὐτοκράτορες τῶν ἀλγηδόνων‎ ― êsan gàr períphrones tôn pathôn kaì autokrátores tôn algēdónōn ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. a title applied to such ruler; equivalent of Latin title imperator

Inflection

Descendants

• Greek: αυτοκράτωρ ‎(aftokrátor)
• Latin: autocrator
  • English: autocrator

See also

• Autokrator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• αὐτοκράτωρ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press