ὑπερασπιστής
See also: υπερασπιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
ὑπερ- (huper-, “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
- hyperaspist; one who holds a shield over, protector, champion
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὑπερασπιστής huperaspistḗs |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ |
ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ὑπερασπιστᾶο / ὑπερασπιστέω / ὑπερασπιστῶ huperaspistâo / huperaspistéō / huperaspistô |
ὑπερασπισταῖῐ̈ν huperaspistaîĭ̈n |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ων / ὑπερασπιστέων / ὑπερασπιστῶν huperaspistā́ōn / huperaspistéōn / huperaspistôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ὑπερασπιστῇ huperaspistēî |
ὑπερασπισταῖῐ̈ν huperaspistaîĭ̈n |
ὑπερασπιστῇσῐ / ὑπερασπιστῇσῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇς / ὑπερασπισταῖς huperaspistēîsĭ(n) / huperaspistēîs / huperaspistaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ὑπερασπιστήν huperaspistḗn |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ς huperaspistā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ὑπερασπιστᾰ́ huperaspistắ |
ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ |
ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → English: hyperaspist
- Greek: υπερασπιστής (yperaspistís)
Further reading
- “ὑπερασπιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press