ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΣ, τυραννις
TYRANNIS, tyrannis
Sounds Like: too-RAN-nees
Translations: tyranny, a tyranny, despotic rule, absolute power
From the root: ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the rule of a tyrant, characterized by oppressive or cruel government. It denotes absolute, despotic power, often acquired and maintained by force, and can describe the state or period of such rule. It is typically used to describe a form of government or the exercise of power that is arbitrary and oppressive.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5177 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 19 — 1:133
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 14:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΣ.
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.
- ΤΥΡΑΝΙΔΑ — tyranny, a tyranny, despotic power, absolute power, oppressive rule
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΔΑ — tyranny, a tyranny, despotism, absolute power
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΔΑΣ — tyranny, a tyranny, despotic rule, absolute power
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΔΕΣ — tyrannies, a tyranny, despotisms, absolute powers
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΔΙ — to tyranny, to a tyranny, to despotic rule, to absolute power
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΔΟΣ — of tyranny, of absolute power, of despotism, of a tyranny, of an absolute power, of a despotism
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΣΙ — (to) tyranny, (to) dominion, (to) despotism, (to) absolute power
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΣΙΝ — to tyranny, to a tyranny, by tyranny, by a tyranny
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΙΩΝ — tyranny, a tyranny, tyrannies
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