ὕπατος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Superlative of ὑπό (hupó, under).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ῠ̔́πᾰτος (húpatosm (feminine ῠ̔πᾰ́τη, neuter ῠ̔́πᾰτον); first/second declension
ῠ̔́πᾰτος (húpatosm or f (neuter ῠ̔́πᾰτον); second declension

  1. highest, uppermost
    1. (of place) at the very top, lowest, furthest
    2. (of time) last
    3. (of quality) highest, best

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Noun

ῠ̔́πᾰτος (húpatosm (genitive ὑπᾰ́του); second declension

  1. (Koine, Byzantine) consul (a head of government of the Roman Republic)
  2. (Byzantine) hypatos (title conferred by the Byzantine Empire as an honorific)

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