σατράπης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • σατράππης (satráppēs)
  • σαδράπας (sadrápas)
  • ἐξατράπης (exatrápēs)
  • ἐξαιτράπης (exaitrápēs)
  • ξατράπης (xatrápēs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Iranian *xšaθra-pā/ă- (literally kingdom-protector),[1] which is cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā); see there for more.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σᾰτράπης (satrápēs) m (genitive σᾰτράπου); first declension

  1. a satrap, title of a Persian viceroy or governor of a province (satrapy)
  2. In general, of any governor or lord

Declension

Derived terms

  • σατραπεία (satrapeía)

Descendants

  • Aramaic:
    Classical Syriac: ܣܛܪܦܐ (saṭrāpā)
  • Latin: satrapēs
  • Old Armenian: սատրապ (satrap)
  • Russian: сатра́п m (satráp)

References

  1. “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 17 December 2016, archived from the original on 17 May 2017

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