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
- (Epic) one who holds a shield over, protector, champion
Declension
First declension of ὑπερασπιστής; ὑπερασπιστᾶο (Epic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὑπερασπιστής huperaspistḗs | ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ | ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | ὑπερασπιστᾶο / ὑπερασπιστέ͜ω / ὑπερασπιστῶ huperaspistâo / huperaspisté͜ō / huperaspistô | ὑπερασπισταῖν / ὑπερασπισταῖῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇῐν huperaspistaî(i)n / huperaspistêiin | ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ων / ὑπερασπιστέ͜ων / ὑπερασπιστῶν huperaspistā́ōn / huperaspisté͜ōn / huperaspistôn | ||||||||||
Dative | ὑπερασπιστῇ huperaspistêi | ὑπερασπισταῖν / ὑπερασπισταῖῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇῐν huperaspistaî(i)n / huperaspistêiin | ὑπερασπιστῇσῐ / ὑπερασπιστῇσῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇς / ὑπερασπισταῖς huperaspistêisi(n) / huperaspistêis / huperaspistaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | ὑπερασπιστήν huperaspistḗn | ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ | ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ς huperaspistā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | ὑπερασπιστᾰ́ huperaspistá | ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́ | ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ὑπερασπιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press