ἈΡΙΣΤΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΣ, ἀριστοκρατιας
ARISTOKRATIAS, aristokratias
Sounds Like: ah-ris-toh-krah-TEE-ahs
Translations: of aristocracy, an aristocracy
From the root: ἈΡΙΣΤΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a form of government where power is held by a small, privileged, ruling class, often based on hereditary nobility or wealth. It is a compound word derived from 'aristos' (best) and 'kratos' (power/rule), literally meaning 'rule by the best'. It is used to describe the system itself or the class of people who hold power within such a system.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 6 — 3:36
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 11:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΡΙΣΤΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΡΙΣΤΟΚΡΑΤΙΑΝ — aristocracy, an aristocracy, government by the best, the rule of the best
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