"πρόξενος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See πρόξενος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /prók.se.nos/, /ˈprok.se.nos/, /ˈprok.se.nos/, /prók.se.nos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈprok.se.nos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈprok.se.nos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈprok.se.nos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈprok.se.nos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: πρό (pró, “before”) + ξένος (xénos, “strange, foreigner”). Etymology templates: {{affix|grc|πρό|ξένος|t1=before|t2=strange, foreigner}} πρό (pró, “before”) + ξένος (xénos, “strange, foreigner”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|προξένου|m|second|g2=f}} πρόξενος • (próxenos) m or f (genitive προξένου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πρόξενος|προξένου|form=MF}} Forms: próxenos [romanization], προξένου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], [nominative, singular], ἡ πρόξενος [nominative, singular], τὼ προξένω [dual, nominative], οἱ [nominative, plural], αἱ πρόξενοι [nominative, plural], τοῦ [genitive, singular], τῆς προξένου [genitive, singular], τοῖν προξένοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν προξένων [genitive, plural], τῷ [dative, singular], τῇ προξένῳ [dative, singular], τοῖν προξένοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς [dative, plural], ταῖς προξένοις [dative, plural], τὸν [accusative, singular], τὴν πρόξενον [accusative, singular], τὼ προξένω [accusative, dual], τοὺς [accusative, plural], τᾱ̀ς προξένους [accusative, plural], πρόξενε [singular, vocative], προξένω [dual, vocative], πρόξενοι [plural, vocative]
  1. a public foreigner, public guest or friend, made so by an act of the state
    Sense id: en-πρόξενος-grc-noun-JdMKC2Qc
  2. a public foreigner, public guest or friend, made so by an act of the state
    in ancient inscriptions the πρόξενος (próxenos) seems to be a public officer who had to do with registration of wills
    Sense id: en-πρόξενος-grc-noun-Soc-An5x Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 19 54 12 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the second declension: 21 38 16 24 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 22 38 16 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 53 8 8 3 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 60 7 7 3 17
  3. a patron, protector
    Sense id: en-πρόξενος-grc-noun-pj-pXRzj
  4. a patron, protector
    (as adjective) assisting, relieving
    Sense id: en-πρόξενος-grc-noun-VIi5gj8h

Inflected forms

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        "singular"
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          "πρόξενος",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/prók.se.nos/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πρόξενος"
}
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Palatine Anthology 1.28,4"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a patron, protector",
        "assisting, relieving"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "patron",
          "patron"
        ],
        [
          "protector",
          "protector"
        ],
        [
          "assisting",
          "assisting"
        ],
        [
          "relieving",
          "relieving"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "a patron, protector",
        "(as adjective) assisting, relieving"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "as adjective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/prók.se.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prók.se.nos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈprok.se.nos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πρόξενος"
}

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