ΕΠΙΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑ, επιπροστασια
EPIPROSTASIA, epiprostasia
Sounds Like: eh-pee-pros-tah-SEE-ah
Translations: protection, patronage, guardianship, superintendence, administration
From the root: ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act or state of providing protection, patronage, or guardianship. It can also denote the administration or superintendence of something, implying a position of oversight or leadership. It is a compound word formed from the prefix 'ΕΠΙ' (epi), meaning 'upon' or 'over', and 'ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑ' (prostasia), meaning 'protection' or 'leadership'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑ.
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.
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑ — protection, a protection, patronage, a patronage, guardianship, a guardianship, superintendence, a superintendence, administration, an administration
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΝ — protection, a protection, patronage, a patronage, guardianship, a guardianship, leadership, a leadership, administration, an administration, superintendence, a superintendence
- ΠΡΟΣΤΑΣΙΑΣ — of protection, of patronage, of guardianship, of leadership, of superintendence, of a protector, of a patron
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