δεσπότης
δεσπότ-ης,
ου , ὁ; voc.
δέσποτᾰ: Ion. acc.
A). δεσπότεα Hdt. 1.91 , al.,
Luc. Syr.D. 25 :—
master, lord, prop.
the master of the house, δόμων A. Eu. 60 , etc.;
ὄμμα γὰρ δόμων νομίζω δεσπότου παρουσίαν Id. Pers. 169 : pl., of a family,
Id. Ag. 32 ,
Ch. 53 ,
82 (lyr.); in respect of slaves,
Pl. Prm. 133d ;
δοῦλοι καὶ δ. οὐκ ἄν ποτε γένοιντο φίλοι Id. Lg. 757a , etc.;
δ. καὶ δοῦλος Arist. Pol. 1253b6 , cf.
1278b35 ;
ὦ δέσποτ’ ἄναξ Ar. Pax 90 (anap.);
ὦναξ δέσποτα ib.
389 ,
Fr. 598 ;
δέσποτ’ ἄναξ Men. 312.5 .
4). dominant planet, Vett. Val.
5.16 .
II). generally,
master, lord, owner, κώμου, ναῶν, Pi. O. 6.18 ,
P. 4.207 ;
μαντευμάτων A. Th. 27 ;
τῶν Ἡρακλείων ὅπλων S. Ph. 262 ;
ἑπτὰ δεσποτῶν, of the seven
Chiefs against Thebes,
E. Supp. 636 ;
τοῦ ὄρτυγος Poll. 9.108 .—Not in
Hom. (for metrical reasons), though he uses
δέσποινα in
Od. (Prob. for
δεμσποτ- 'lord of the house', cf.
δόμος.)
ShortDef
a master, lord, the master of the house
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Headword (normalized):
δεσπότης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
δεσποτης
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-24206
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">δεσπότ-ης</span>, <span class="itype greek">ου</span> <span class="foreign greek">, ὁ;</span> voc. <span class="foreign greek">δέσποτᾰ</span>: Ion. acc. <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="quote greek">δεσπότεα</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:91" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.91/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 1.91 </a> , al., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:25" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg041:25/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Luc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Syr.D.</span> 25 </a>:—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">master, lord,</span> prop. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the master of the house,</span> <span class="quote greek">δόμων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:60" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg007.perseus-grc1:60/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eu.</span> 60 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">ὄμμα γὰρ δόμων νομίζω δεσπότου παρουσίαν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:169" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:169/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 169 </a> : pl., of a family, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:32/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 32 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:53" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:53/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ch.</span> 53 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:82" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc1:82/canonical-url/"> 82 </a>(lyr.); in respect of slaves, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:133d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg009:133d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Prm.</span> 133d </a>; <span class="quote greek">δοῦλοι καὶ δ. οὐκ ἄν ποτε γένοιντο φίλοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:757a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:757a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Id.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 757a </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">δ. καὶ δοῦλος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1253b:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1253b.6/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pol.</span> 1253b6 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1278b:35" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg035.perseus-grc1:1278b.35/canonical-url/"> 1278b35 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ὦ δέσποτ’ ἄναξ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:90" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:90/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pax</span> 90 </a> (anap.); <span class="foreign greek">ὦναξ δέσποτα</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:389" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg005.perseus-grc1:389/canonical-url/"> 389 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:598" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg012:598/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 598 </a>; <span class="quote greek">δέσποτ’ ἄναξ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:312:5" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0541.tlg001:312.5/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Men.</span> 312.5 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">despot, absolute ruler,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:89" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.89/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 3.89 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:77" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.77/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Th.</span> 6.77 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τύραννος καὶ δ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:859a" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:859a/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 859a </a> ; of the Roman <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">Emperors,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2:568" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:2.568/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 2.568 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:55:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0385.tlg001:55.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.C.</span> 55.12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:1:6:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0015.tlg001:1:6:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdn.</span> 1.6.4 </a>; <span class="quote greek">γᾶς καὶ θαλάσσας δ.</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">IG</span> 12(2).216 </span> (Mytilene). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> of the gods, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:535" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg008.perseus-grc1:535/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 535 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:88" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg005.perseus-grc1:88/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Hipp.</span> 88 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:875" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg004.perseus-grc1:875/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">V.</span> 875 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:3:2:13" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:3:2:13/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 3.2.13 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>4).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">dominant planet,</span> Vett. Val.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:5.16/canonical-url/"> 5.16 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> generally, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">master, lord, owner,</span> <span class="foreign greek">κώμου, ναῶν,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6:18" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:6.18/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 6.18 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4:207" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc1:4.207/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">P.</span> 4.207 </a>; <span class="quote greek">μαντευμάτων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:27" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:27/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 27 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">τῶν Ἡρακλείων ὅπλων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:262" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:262/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 262 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ἑπτὰ δεσποτῶν,</span> of the seven <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Chiefs</span> against Thebes, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:636" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg008.perseus-grc1:636/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 636 </a>; <span class="quote greek">τοῦ ὄρτυγος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:9:108" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0542.tlg001:9.108/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Poll.</span> 9.108 </a> .—Not in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span> </span> (for metrical reasons), though he uses <span class="foreign greek">δέσποινα</span> in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> </span> (Prob. for <span class="foreign greek">δεμσποτ-</span> \'lord of the house\', cf. <span class="foreign greek">δόμος.</span>)</div> </div><br><br>'}