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Πλοῦτος

Πλοῦτος

Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Πλοῦτος (Ploûtos) m (genitive Πλούτου); second declension

  1. Plutus

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: Πλούτος (Ploútos)
  • Latin: Plūtus

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022

πλοῦτος

πλοῦτος

Ancient Greek

Noun

πλοῦτος (ploûtos) m (genitive πλούτου); second declension

  1. wealth, riches
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.171
      οὐδέ σ᾽ ὀΐω [...] ἄφενος καὶ πλοῦτον ἀφύξειν.
      nor do I intend [...] to pile up riches and wealth for you.
    • 380 BCE, Plato, Gorgias 523.c
      πολλοὶ οὖν,’ ἦ δ᾽ ὅς, ‘ψυχὰς πονηρὰς ἔχοντες ἠμφιεσμένοι εἰσὶ [...] πλούτους
      "Now many," said he, "who have wicked souls are clad in [...] wealth

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

  • πλούτᾱξ (ploútāx)
  • Πλουτεύς (Plouteús)
  • πλουτέω (ploutéō)
  • πλουτῐ́ζω (ploutízō)

Antonyms

  • πενία (penía)

Descendants

References