"σατράπης" meaning in Ancient Greek

See σατράπης in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sa.trá.pɛːs/, /saˈtra.pis/, /saˈtra.pis/, /sa.trá.pɛːs/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /saˈtra.pe̝s/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /saˈtra.pis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /saˈtra.pis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /saˈtra.pis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Median *xšaθrapāvā, which is cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (x-š-ç-p-a-v-a /⁠xšaçapāvā⁠/); see there for more. Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*tek-|id=receive}}, {{bor|grc|xme-old|*xšaθrapāvā}} Old Median *xšaθrapāvā, {{cog|peo|𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠|ts=xšaçapāvā}} Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (x-š-ç-p-a-v-a /⁠xšaçapāvā⁠/) Head templates: {{grc-noun|σᾰτράπου|m|first|head=σᾰτράπης}} σᾰτράπης • (sătrápēs) m (genitive σᾰτράπου); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σατράπης|ου}} Forms: σᾰτράπης [canonical], sătrápēs [romanization], σᾰτράπου [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ὁ σατράπης [nominative, singular], σατράπᾱ [dual, nominative], οἱ σατράπαι [nominative, plural], τοῦ σατράπου [genitive, singular], σατράπαιν [dual, genitive], σατραπῶν [genitive, plural], τῷ σατράπῃ [dative, singular], σατράπαιν [dative, dual], τοῖς σατράπαις [dative, plural], τὸν σατράπην [accusative, singular], σατράπᾱ [accusative, dual], τοὺς σατράπᾱς [accusative, plural], σατράπη [singular, vocative], σατράπᾱ [dual, vocative], σατράπαι [plural, vocative], σατράππης [alternative], σαδράπας [alternative], ἐξατράπης [alternative], ἐξαιτράπης [alternative], ξατράπης [alternative]
  1. a satrap, title of a Persian viceroy or governor of a province (satrapy)
    Sense id: en-σατράπης-grc-noun-j8YPUo9k Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the first declension: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
  2. In general, of any governor or lord
    Sense id: en-σατράπης-grc-noun-vZWrKrtj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: σατραπεία (satrapeía)
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sa.trá.pɛːs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈtra.pis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈtra.pis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sa.trá.pɛːs/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈtra.pe̝s/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈtra.pis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈtra.pis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saˈtra.pis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "David Neil MacKenzie",
    "Encyclopaedia Iranica"
  ],
  "word": "σατράπης"
}

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