ἐπιστάτης

See also: επιστάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἐφίσταμαι [ἐπι-στα-] (ephístamai [epi-sta-], “stand on, over, or near”) +‎ -της (-tēs, masculine agent noun suffix): literally, one who stands on, over, or near something or someone.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.pis.tá.tɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈta.te̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈta.tis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈta.tis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.pisˈta.tis/

Noun

ἐπῐστᾰ́της • (epĭstắtēs) m (genitive ἐπῐστᾰ́του); first declension (Epic, Attic, Koine)

suppliant
chief, commander
president of a board or assembly, chairman
overseer, superintendent

Declension

First declension of ὁ ἐπῐστᾰ́της; τοῦ ἐπῐστᾰ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἐπῐστᾰ́της ho epĭstắtēs	τὼ ἐπῐστᾰ́τᾱ tṑ epĭstắtā	οἱ ἐπῐστᾰ́ται hoi epĭstắtai
Genitive	τοῦ ἐπῐστᾰ́του toû epĭstắtou	τοῖν ἐπῐστᾰ́ταιν toîn epĭstắtain	τῶν ἐπῐστᾰτῶν tôn epĭstătôn
Dative	τῷ ἐπῐστᾰ́τῃ tōî epĭstắtēi	τοῖν ἐπῐστᾰ́ταιν toîn epĭstắtain	τοῖς ἐπῐστᾰ́ταις toîs epĭstắtais
Accusative	τὸν ἐπῐστᾰ́την tòn epĭstắtēn	τὼ ἐπῐστᾰ́τᾱ tṑ epĭstắtā	τοὺς ἐπῐστᾰ́τᾱς toùs epĭstắtās
Vocative	ἐπῐστᾰ́τᾰ epĭstắtă	ἐπῐστᾰ́τᾱ epĭstắtā	ἐπῐστᾰ́ται epĭstắtai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

(suppliant): ἱκέτης (hikétēs)

Related terms

ἐπιστατήρ (epistatḗr)

Descendants

→ French: épistate
Greek: επιστάτης (epistátis)