"γεννήτωρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/, /ʝenˈni.tor/, /ʝeˈni.tor/, /ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ɡenˈne̝.tor/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ʝenˈni.tor/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ʝenˈni.tor/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ʝeˈni.tor/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From γεννᾰ́ω (gennáō, “to beget, give birth to; produce, generate”) + -τωρ (-tōr, masculine agent noun suffix) from γέννα (génna) + -ᾰ́ω (-áō), poetic form of γένος (génos, “offspring”). Doublet of γενέτωρ (genétōr). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{af|grc|γεννᾰ́ω|-τωρ|pos2=masculine agent noun suffix|t1=to beget, give birth to; produce, generate}} γεννᾰ́ω (gennáō, “to beget, give birth to; produce, generate”) + -τωρ (-tōr, masculine agent noun suffix), {{af|grc|γέννα|-ᾰ́ω}} γέννα (génna) + -ᾰ́ω (-áō), {{m|grc|γένος|t=offspring}} γένος (génos, “offspring”), {{doublet|grc|γενέτωρ}} Doublet of γενέτωρ (genétōr) Head templates: {{grc-noun|γεννήτορος|m|third}} γεννήτωρ • (gennḗtōr) m (genitive γεννήτορος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|γεννήτωρ|γεννήτορος}} Forms: gennḗtōr [romanization], γεννήτορος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ γεννήτωρ [nominative, singular], τὼ γεννήτορε [dual, nominative], οἱ γεννήτορες [nominative, plural], τοῦ γεννήτορος [genitive, singular], τοῖν γεννητόροιν [dual, genitive], τῶν γεννητόρων [genitive, plural], τῷ γεννήτορῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν γεννητόροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς γεννήτορσῐ [dative, plural], γεννήτορσῐν [dative, plural], toîs gennḗtorsi [dative, plural], toîs gennḗtorsin [dative, plural], τὸν γεννήτορᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ γεννήτορε [accusative, dual], τοὺς γεννήτορᾰς [accusative, plural], γεννῆτορ [singular, vocative], γεννήτορε [dual, vocative], γεννήτορες [plural, vocative]
  1. parent, genitor, father
    Sense id: en-γεννήτωρ-grc-noun-n7tPuefx Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 43 42
  2. progenitor, procreator, forefather, ancestor
    Sense id: en-γεννήτωρ-grc-noun-RCwmhFIo Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 43 42
  3. begetter, creator, generator, producer, maker
    Sense id: en-γεννήτωρ-grc-noun-q-TMoPNW Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άω, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τωρ, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 14 38 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 15 43 42 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άω: 15 36 48 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -τωρ: 15 36 48 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 10 28 62

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          "english": "Theotokion. (O Theotokos) in the Garden jealousy became the begetter of death to mortals, which He begotten of you Most Immaculate, the Son of God the Father, with clamor obliterated, granting immortality to our race.",
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          "text": "Θεοτοκίον. Γεννήτωρ, ἐν Παραδείσῳ γέγονε, φθόνος θανάτου βροτοῖς, ὃν γεννηθεὶς Πανάχραντε ἐκ σοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρός, μετ’ ἤχου ἐξηφάνισεν, ἀθανασίαν δοὺς τῷ γένει ἡμῶν.",
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      "ipa": "/ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʝenˈni.tor/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʝeˈni.tor/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡenˈne̝.tor/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "ipa": "/ʝenˈni.tor/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ʝenˈni.tor/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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      "ipa": "/ʝeˈni.tor/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "τὸν γεννήτορᾰ",
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      "form": "τοὺς γεννήτορᾰς",
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        [
          "progenitor",
          "progenitor"
        ],
        [
          "procreator",
          "procreator"
        ],
        [
          "forefather",
          "forefather"
        ],
        [
          "ancestor",
          "ancestor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Theotokion. (O Theotokos) in the Garden jealousy became the begetter of death to mortals, which He begotten of you Most Immaculate, the Son of God the Father, with clamor obliterated, granting immortality to our race.",
          "roman": "Theotokíon. Gennḗtōr, en Paradeísōi gégone, phthónos thanátou brotoîs, hòn gennētheìs Panákhrante ek soû, ho Huiòs toû Theoû kaì Patrós, met’ ḗkhou exēphánisen, athanasían doùs tôi génei hēmôn.",
          "text": "Θεοτοκίον. Γεννήτωρ, ἐν Παραδείσῳ γέγονε, φθόνος θανάτου βροτοῖς, ὃν γεννηθεὶς Πανάχραντε ἐκ σοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρός, μετ’ ἤχου ἐξηφάνισεν, ἀθανασίαν δοὺς τῷ γένει ἡμῶν.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "begetter, creator, generator, producer, maker"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "begetter",
          "begetter"
        ],
        [
          "creator",
          "creator"
        ],
        [
          "generator",
          "generator"
        ],
        [
          "producer",
          "producer"
        ],
        [
          "maker",
          "maker"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝenˈni.tor/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝeˈni.tor/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡen.nɛ̌ː.tɔːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡenˈne̝.tor/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝenˈni.tor/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝenˈni.tor/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝeˈni.tor/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "γεννήτωρ"
}

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