IMPERATORES, imperatores
Sounds Like: im-peh-RAH-toh-res
Translations: emperors, commanders, generals
From the root: IMPERATOR
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: The word 'IMPERATORES' is the plural form of 'IMPERATOR'. An 'IMPERATOR' was originally a commander or general in the Roman army, a title given to a victorious general by his troops. Over time, it evolved to become the title for the Roman emperor, signifying supreme military and political authority. Thus, 'IMPERATORES' refers to multiple emperors, commanders, or generals.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, IMPERATOR.
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.
- IMPERATOR — commander, general, emperor, a commander, a general, an emperor
- IMPERATORIBUS — (to) commanders, (to) generals, (to) emperors, (by) commanders, (by) generals, (by) emperors
- IMPERATORUM — of commanders, of generals, of emperors
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