δεσπότης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • δεσπότᾱς (despótās) – Doric

Etymology

An original phrase from Proto-Indo-European *déms pótis (“master of the house”), from *dṓm (“house”), whence also Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos, “house”); and *pótis (“master”), whence also Ancient Greek πόσις (pósis, “husband”); with an ending influenced by -της (-tēs, masculine adjectival suffix). Cognate with Sanskrit दम्पति (dám-pati, “lord of the house”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

δεσπότης • (despótēs) m (genitive δεσπότου); first declension

(Attic, Koine)
  1. master, lord (most commonly in the context of one who owns slaves)
  2. ruler, despot
  3. generally: owner

Inflection
First declension of ὁ δεσπότης; τοῦ δεσπότου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δεσπότης
ho despótēs		 τὼ δεσπότᾱ
tṑ despótā		 οἱ δεσπόται
hoi despótai
Genitive τοῦ δεσπότου
toû despótou		 τοῖν δεσπόταιν
toîn despótain		 τῶν δεσποτῶν
tôn despotôn
Dative τῷ δεσπότῃ
tôi despótēi		 τοῖν δεσπόταιν
toîn despótain		 τοῖς δεσπόταις
toîs despótais
Accusative τὸν δεσπότην
tòn despótēn		 τὼ δεσπότᾱ
tṑ despótā		 τοὺς δεσπότᾱς
toùs despótās
Vocative δέσποτᾰ
déspota		 δεσπότᾱ
despótā		 δεσπόται
despótai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, 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)

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δεσπότης (despótēs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðesˈpotis/
  • Hyphenation: δε‧σπό‧της

Noun

δεσπότης • (despótis) m (plural δεσπότες)

  1. 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.
  2. (religion) bishop
    Την ευλογία σου, δέσποτα! ― Tin evlogía sou, déspota! ― Your blessing, please, Bishop!
  3. (religion) Lord (term of address for God)
    Ευλόγησον, δέσποτα! ― Evlógison, déspota! ― Bless us, O Lord!
  4. (historical) despot (title of a Byzantine regional ruler)
  5. 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 δέσποτα (déspota).

Synonyms
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