μαστιγοφόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”) +‎ -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mas.tiː.ɡo.pʰó.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mas.ti.ɡoˈpʰo.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mas.ti.ɣoˈɸo.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mas.ti.ɣoˈfo.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mas.ti.ɣoˈfo.ros/

Adjective

μαστῑγοφόρος • (mastīgophóros) m or f (neuter μαστῑγοφόρον); second declension

scourge-bearing
- 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Constitution of the Athenians 35.1
1. an epithet of Ajax
  - Arg., S.Aj.

Declension

Second declension of μαστῑγοφόρος; μαστῑγοφόρον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	μαστῑγοφόρος mastīgophóros	μαστῑγοφόρον mastīgophóron	μαστῑγοφόρω mastīgophórō	μαστῑγοφόρω mastīgophórō	μαστῑγοφόροι mastīgophóroi	μαστῑγοφόρᾰ mastīgophóra
Genitive	μαστῑγοφόρου mastīgophórou	μαστῑγοφόρου mastīgophórou	μαστῑγοφόροιν mastīgophóroin	μαστῑγοφόροιν mastīgophóroin	μαστῑγοφόρων mastīgophórōn	μαστῑγοφόρων mastīgophórōn
Dative	μαστῑγοφόρῳ mastīgophórōi	μαστῑγοφόρῳ mastīgophórōi	μαστῑγοφόροιν mastīgophóroin	μαστῑγοφόροιν mastīgophóroin	μαστῑγοφόροις mastīgophórois	μαστῑγοφόροις mastīgophórois
Accusative	μαστῑγοφόρον mastīgophóron	μαστῑγοφόρον mastīgophóron	μαστῑγοφόρω mastīgophórō	μαστῑγοφόρω mastīgophórō	μαστῑγοφόρους mastīgophórous	μαστῑγοφόρᾰ mastīgophóra
Vocative	μαστῑγοφόρε mastīgophóre	μαστῑγοφόρον mastīgophóron	μαστῑγοφόρω mastīgophórō	μαστῑγοφόρω mastīgophórō	μαστῑγοφόροι mastīgophóroi	μαστῑγοφόρᾰ mastīgophóra
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	—		—		μαστῑγοφορώτᾰτος mastīgophorṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

μαστῑγοφόρος • (mastīgophóros) m (genitive μαστῑγοφόρου); second declension

a policeman, especially at the Games
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, 4 47
- 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Hermotimus 40
1. (generally) of attendants on officials
  - PTeb. 121.58
  - PTeb. 179
  - PCair., Zen. 80.4

Declension

Second declension of ὁ μαστῑγοφόρος; τοῦ μαστῑγοφόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ μαστῑγοφόρος ho mastīgophóros	τὼ μαστῑγοφόρω tṑ mastīgophórō	οἱ μαστῑγοφόροι hoi mastīgophóroi
Genitive	τοῦ μαστῑγοφόρου toû mastīgophórou	τοῖν μαστῑγοφόροιν toîn mastīgophóroin	τῶν μαστῑγοφόρων tôn mastīgophórōn
Dative	τῷ μαστῑγοφόρῳ tôi mastīgophórōi	τοῖν μαστῑγοφόροιν toîn mastīgophóroin	τοῖς μαστῑγοφόροις toîs mastīgophórois
Accusative	τὸν μαστῑγοφόρον tòn mastīgophóron	τὼ μαστῑγοφόρω tṑ mastīgophórō	τοὺς μαστῑγοφόρους toùs mastīgophórous
Vocative	μαστῑγοφόρε mastīgophóre	μαστῑγοφόρω mastīgophórō	μαστῑγοφόροι mastīgophóroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

μαστιγοφόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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