"προστάτης" meaning in Ancient Greek

See προστάτης in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pros.tá.tɛːs/, /prosˈta.tis/, /prosˈta.tis/, /pros.tá.tɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /prosˈta.te̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /prosˈta.tis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /prosˈta.tis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /prosˈta.tis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From the root of προΐστημι (proḯstēmi, “to stand in front”) + -της (-tēs), the former from προ- (pro-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*steh₂-}}, {{af|grc|-της}} -της (-tēs), {{af|grc|προ-|ἵστημι|nocat=1}} προ- (pro-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi) Head templates: {{grc-noun|προστάτου|m|first}} προστάτης • (prostátēs) m (genitive προστάτου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|προστά˘της|ου}} Forms: prostátēs [romanization], προστάτου [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ προστᾰ́της [nominative, singular], προστᾰ́τᾱ [dual, nominative], οἱ προστᾰ́ται [nominative, plural], τοῦ προστᾰ́του [genitive, singular], προστᾰ́ταιν [dual, genitive], προστᾰτῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ προστᾰ́τῃ [dative, singular], προστᾰ́ταιν [dative, dual], τοῖς προστᾰ́ταις [dative, plural], τὸν προστᾰ́την [accusative, singular], προστᾰ́τᾱ [accusative, dual], τοὺς προστᾰ́τᾱς [accusative, plural], προστᾰ́τᾰ [singular, vocative], προστᾰ́τᾱ [dual, vocative], προστᾰ́ται [plural, vocative]
  1. front ranksman
    Sense id: en-προστάτης-grc-noun-LUxgQtch Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 28 15 19 15 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 9 10 4 8 5 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 6 7 3 5 4 3 7
  2. chief, leader, president, ruler
    Sense id: en-προστάτης-grc-noun-6gtJP6oG
  3. protector, guard, champion, patron
    Sense id: en-προστάτης-grc-noun-pG9i4itw
  4. suppliant
    Sense id: en-προστάτης-grc-noun-TwbHbPIZ
  5. (Koine, anatomy) prostate (gland) Tags: Koine
    Sense id: en-προστάτης-grc-noun-63smIuEF Categories (other): Koine Greek, Anatomy, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 8 19 24 19 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της: 21 16 20 16 28 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: προστατέω (prostatéō), προστατεύω (prostateúō)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prostatéō",
      "word": "προστατέω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "prostateúō",
      "word": "προστατεύω"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "праста́та",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: праста́та (prastáta)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: праста́та (prastáta)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ (prostatēs)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ (prostatēs)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "προστάτης"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: προστάτης (prostátis)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: προστάτης (prostátis)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ML.",
            "2": "prostata",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Medieval Latin: prostata",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Medieval Latin: prostata (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mk",
            "2": "простата",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: простата (prostata)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: простата (prostata)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "проста́та",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: проста́та (prostáta)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: проста́та (prostáta)"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
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        "3": "ἵστημι",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From the root of προΐστημι (proḯstēmi, “to stand in front”) + -της (-tēs), the former from προ- (pro-) + ἵστημι (hístēmi).",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "προστάτου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ προστᾰ́της",
      "roman": "ho prostắtēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾱ",
      "roman": "prostắtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ προστᾰ́ται",
      "roman": "hoi prostắtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ προστᾰ́του",
      "roman": "toû prostắtou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́ταιν",
      "roman": "prostắtain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰτῶν",
      "roman": "prostătôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ προστᾰ́τῃ",
      "roman": "tôi prostắtēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́ταιν",
      "roman": "prostắtain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς προστᾰ́ταις",
      "roman": "toîs prostắtais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν προστᾰ́την",
      "roman": "tòn prostắtēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾱ",
      "roman": "prostắtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς προστᾰ́τᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs prostắtās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾰ",
      "roman": "prostắtă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾱ",
      "roman": "prostắtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́ται",
      "roman": "prostắtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "προστάτου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "προστάτης • (prostátēs) m (genitive προστάτου); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "προστά˘της",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 15 19 15 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 9 10 4 8 5 4 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 6 7 3 5 4 3 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "front ranksman"
      ],
      "id": "en-προστάτης-grc-noun-LUxgQtch",
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "ranksman",
          "ranksman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, leader, president, ruler"
      ],
      "id": "en-προστάτης-grc-noun-6gtJP6oG",
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "president",
          "president"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protector, guard, champion, patron"
      ],
      "id": "en-προστάτης-grc-noun-pG9i4itw",
      "links": [
        [
          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "champion",
          "champion"
        ],
        [
          "patron",
          "patron"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "suppliant"
      ],
      "id": "en-προστάτης-grc-noun-TwbHbPIZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "suppliant",
          "suppliant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Koine Greek",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "grc:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 19 24 19 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 16 20 16 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prostate (gland)"
      ],
      "id": "en-προστάτης-grc-noun-63smIuEF",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "prostate",
          "prostate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Koine, anatomy) prostate (gland)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pros.tá.tɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pros.tá.tɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.te̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "προστάτης"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -της",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "prostatéō",
      "word": "προστατέω"
    },
    {
      "roman": "prostateúō",
      "word": "προστατεύω"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "праста́та",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: праста́та (prastáta)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: праста́та (prastáta)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cop",
            "2": "ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Coptic: ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ (prostatēs)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ (prostatēs)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "προστάτης"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: προστάτης (prostátis)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ML.",
            "2": "prostata",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Medieval Latin: prostata",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Medieval Latin: prostata (see there for further descendants)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "простата",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Macedonian: простата (prostata)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Macedonian: простата (prostata)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "проста́та",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: проста́та (prostáta)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: проста́та (prostáta)"
    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prostátēs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστάτου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ προστᾰ́της",
      "roman": "ho prostắtēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾱ",
      "roman": "prostắtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ προστᾰ́ται",
      "roman": "hoi prostắtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ προστᾰ́του",
      "roman": "toû prostắtou",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́ταιν",
      "roman": "prostắtain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰτῶν",
      "roman": "prostătôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ προστᾰ́τῃ",
      "roman": "tôi prostắtēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́ταιν",
      "roman": "prostắtain",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς προστᾰ́ταις",
      "roman": "toîs prostắtais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν προστᾰ́την",
      "roman": "tòn prostắtēn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾱ",
      "roman": "prostắtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς προστᾰ́τᾱς",
      "roman": "toùs prostắtās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾰ",
      "roman": "prostắtă",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́τᾱ",
      "roman": "prostắtā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "προστᾰ́ται",
      "roman": "prostắtai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "προστάτου",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "προστάτης • (prostátēs) m (genitive προστάτου); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "προστά˘της",
        "2": "ου"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "front ranksman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "front",
          "front"
        ],
        [
          "ranksman",
          "ranksman"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chief, leader, president, ruler"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ],
        [
          "president",
          "president"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "protector, guard, champion, patron"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "guard",
          "guard"
        ],
        [
          "champion",
          "champion"
        ],
        [
          "patron",
          "patron"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "suppliant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suppliant",
          "suppliant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Koine Greek",
        "grc:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prostate (gland)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "prostate",
          "prostate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Koine, anatomy) prostate (gland)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Koine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pros.tá.tɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pros.tá.tɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.te̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prosˈta.tis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "προστάτης"
}

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