στεφανήφορος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στέφανος (stéphanos, crown, that which encircles) +‎ φέρω (phérō, to bring, bear, carry)

Pronunciation

 

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowel α by adding a macron after it if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.

Adjective

στεφανήφορος (stephanḗphorosm or f (neuter ον); second declension

  1. crowned, garlanded, wreathed; wearing a crown, garland, or wreath
    • 405 BCE, Euripides, The Bacchae 530:
      σὺ δέ μʼ, ὦ μάκαιρα Δίρκα, στεφανηφόρους ἀπωθῇ θιάσους ἔχουσαν ἐν σοί
      sù dé mʼ, ô mákaira Dírka, stephanēphórous apōthêi thiásous ékhousan en soí
  2. title of officials in Greek city-states who had the right of wearing a crown
    • 389 BCE – 314 BCE, Aeschines, Against Timarchus 19:
      καὶ πῶς λέγει; ἄν τις Ἀθηναίων, φησίν, ἑταιρήσῃ, μὴ ἐξέστω αὐτῷ τῶν ἐννέα ἀρχόντων γενέσθαι, ὅτι οἶμαι στεφανηφόρος
      kaì pôs légei? án tis Athēnaíōn, phēsín, hetairḗsēi, mḕ exéstō autôi tôn ennéa arkhóntōn genésthai, hóti oîmai stephanēphóros

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