ὑποστράτηγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formed by prefixation of ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, under-) +‎ στρᾰτηγός (strătēgós, commander, general). Note the change in accentuation from oxytone to proparoxytone.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῠ̔ποστρᾰ́τηγος • (hŭpostrắtēgosm (genitive ῠ̔ποστρᾰτήγου); second declension

  1. a subordinate commander, (anachronistically) a lieutenant general
    Synonym: ῠ̔ποστρᾰτηγέτης m (hŭpostrătēgétēs)
  2. a title of various officials
    1. at Tenos
    2. in Magnesia
    3. in Egypt
      • 2nd century B.C.E., Ulrich Wilcken, Urkunden der Ptolemäerzeit 124.33
      • 2nd century B.C.E., PTheb.Bank 8.9
      • 1st century B.C.E., BGU 1060.2
      • 1st century B.C.E., BGU 1778.6

Declension

Derived terms

  • ῠ̔ποστρᾰτηγέω (hŭpostrătēgéō, verb)

Descendants

  • English: hypostrategos
  • Greek: υποστράτηγος (ypostrátigos)
  • Latin: hypostratēgus

Further reading