θέσφατος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *tʰés-pʰatos; equivalent to θέσ- (thés-, god) +‎ φατός (phatós, spoken, from φημί (phēmí) "to speak"); compare θέσκελος (théskelos), θεσπέσιος (thespésios).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

θέσφᾰτος (thésphatosm or f (neuter θέσφᾰτον); second declension (Attic)

  1. divinely ordained or decreed
  2. (by extension) amazing, wondrous, powerful

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: θέσφατο (thésfato)

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