ὑπερασπιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + ἀσπιστής (aspistḗs, “one armed with a shield”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hy.pe.ras.pis.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)y.pe.ras.pisˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /y.pe.ras.pisˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /y.pe.ras.pisˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.pe.ras.pisˈtis/
Noun
ὑπερασπιστής • (huperaspistḗs) m (genitive ὑπερασπιστοῦ); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὑπερασπιστής huperaspistḗs |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ |
ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ὑπερασπιστᾶο / ὑπερασπιστέ͜ω / ὑπερασπιστῶ huperaspistâo / huperaspisté͜ō / huperaspistô |
ὑπερασπισταῖν / ὑπερασπισταῖῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇῐν huperaspistaî(ĭ)n / huperaspistēîĭn |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ων / ὑπερασπιστέ͜ων / ὑπερασπιστῶν huperaspistā́ōn / huperaspisté͜ōn / huperaspistôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ὑπερασπιστῇ huperaspistēî |
ὑπερασπισταῖν / ὑπερασπισταῖῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇῐν huperaspistaî(ĭ)n / huperaspistēîĭn |
ὑπερασπιστῇς / ὑπερασπιστῇσῐ / ὑπερασπιστῇσῐν / ὑπερασπισταῖς huperaspistēîs / huperaspistēîsĭ(n) / huperaspistaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ὑπερασπιστήν huperaspistḗn |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ς huperaspistā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ὑπερασπιστᾰ́ huperaspistắ |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ |
ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ὑπερασπιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press