ΤΥΡΑΝΝΟΚΤΟΝΙΑΣ, τυραννοκτονιας
TYRANNOKTONIAS, tyrannoktonias
Sounds Like: tee-ran-nok-toh-NEE-as
Translations: (of) tyrannicide, (of) a tyrannicide
From the root: ΤΥΡΑΝΝΟΚΤΟΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of killing a tyrant, or the person who kills a tyrant. It is a compound word formed from 'tyrannos' (tyrant) and 'ktonia' (killing). It is used to describe the act itself or the person who performs it, often in a context of political upheaval or liberation.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΤΥΡΑΝΝΟΚΤΟΝΙΑ.
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.
- ΤΥΡΑΝΝΟΚΤΟΝΙΑ — tyrannicide, an act of tyrannicide, assassination of a tyrant
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