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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Formed from Ancient Greek πέμπω (pémpō, “send, conduct”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pom.pós/ → /pomˈpos/ → /pomˈbos/
Noun
πομπός • (pompós) m (genitive πομποῦ); second declension
- conductor, guide
- attendant, guard
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “πομπός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “πομπός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “πομπός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- πομπός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- πομπός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- courier idem, page 178.
- emissary idem, page 268.
- envoy idem, page 279.
- escort idem, page 282.
- forerunner idem, page 337.
- guide idem, page 378.
- harbinger idem, page 385.
- herald idem, page 397.
- messenger idem, page 527.
- sender idem, page 751.
Greek
Noun
πομπός • (pompós) m (plural πομποί)
- (electricity) transmitter (radio, etc)
Declension
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