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δεσπότης
δεσπότης
Ancient Greek
Noun
δεσπότης • (despótēs) m (genitive δεσπότου); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ δεσπότης | τὼ δεσπότᾱ | οἱ δεσπόται | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ δεσπότου | τοῖν δεσπόταιν | τῶν δεσποτῶν | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ δεσπότῃ | τοῖν δεσπόταιν | τοῖς δεσπόταις | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν δεσπότην | τὼ δεσπότᾱ | τοὺς δεσπότᾱς | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δεσπότης | δεσπότᾱ | δεσπόται | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
Accusative singular in the Ionic dialect is sometimes δεσπότεα (despótea).
Derived terms
- ἀδέσποτος (adéspotos)
 - δεσποτικός (despotikós)
 - δεσποτέω (despotéō)
 - δεσποτεία (despoteía)
 - φιλοδέσποτος (philodéspotos)
 -  οἰκοδεσπότης (oikodespótēs)
- οἰκοδεσποτέω (oikodespotéō)
 
 
Related terms
Descendants
- Greek: δεσποτικός (despotikós), δεσποτισμός (despotismós)
 - Latin: despota
 - Russian: де́спот (déspot)
 
References
- δεσπότης in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
 - δεσπότης in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
 - «δεσπότης» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
 - «δεσπότης» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
 - “G1203”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
 - Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
 
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðesˈpotis/
 - Hyphenation: δε‧σπό‧της
 
Noun
δεσπότης • (despótis) m (plural δεσπότες)
-  despot, tyrant (ruler with absolute power)
- Όταν πήρε εξουσία, ονόμασε τον εαυτό του δεσπότη. ― Ótan píre exousía, onómase ton eaftó tou despóti. ― When he took power, he named himself as despot.
 
 -  (religion) bishop
- Την ευλογία σου, δέσποτα! ― Tin evlogía sou, déspota! ― Your blessing, please, Bishop!
 
 -  (religion) Lord (term of address for God)
- Ευλόγησον, δέσποτα! ― Evlógison, déspota! ― Bless us, O Lord!
 
 - (historical) despot (title of a Byzantine regional ruler)
 - master, ruler
 
Declension
declension of δεσπότης
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | δεσπότης | δεσπότες / δεσποτάδες | |
| genitive | δεσπότη | δεσποτών / δεσποτάδων | |
| accusative | δεσπότη | δεσπότες / δεσποτάδες | |
| vocative | δεσπότη | δεσπότες / δεσποτάδες | |
| The irregular singular forms derived from Ancient Greek are also found: δεσπότου (despótou) and δεσπότα (despóta). | |||
Synonyms
Related terms
- δεσπόζω (despózo, “dominate”)
 - δεσποτεία f (despoteía, “despotism”)
 - δεσποτισμός m (despotismós, “despotism”)
 - δεσποτικός (despotikós, “despotic”)
 
- and see: αδέσποτος (adéspotos, “ownerless, stray”)