γεννήτωρ

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

γεννᾱ́τωρ (gennā́tōr)Doric

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).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γεννήτωρ (gennḗtōrm (genitive γεννήτορος); third declension

  1. parent, genitor, father
  2. progenitor, procreator, forefather, ancestor
  3. begetter, creator, generator, producer, maker
    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.
    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.
    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.

Inflection

Synonyms

φῡ́σᾱς (phū́sās) προπάτωρ (propátōr)

Descendants

Greek: γεννήτορας (gennítoras)

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