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Ancient Greek
Etymology
μήδομαι (mḗdomai) + -τωρ (-tōr)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛ̌ːs.tɔːr/ → /ˈmis.tor/ → /ˈmis.tor/
Noun
μήστωρ • (mḗstōr) m (genitive μήστωρος); third declension
- (chiefly Epic) counselor, adviser
Declension
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Further reading
- “μήστωρ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- μήστωρ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- μήστωρ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “μήστωρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press