"epistates" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: epistatai [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐπιστάτης (epistátēs). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἐπιστάτης}} Ancient Greek ἐπιστάτης (epistátēs) Head templates: {{en-noun|epistatai}} epistates (plural epistatai)
  1. (historical) A superintendent or overseer in Ancient Greece. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-epistates-en-noun-f5-Enbs~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (historical) A man positioned behind a protostates in an Ancient Greek phalanx. For example, in a file of eight men, the protostates were in positions 1, 3, 5 and 7 and the epistates in 2, 4, 6 and 8. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-epistates-en-noun-E8c4WJSx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: protostates

Inflected forms

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