ΠΡΩΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΗΣ, πρωταγωνιστης
PRŌTAGŌNISTĒS, prōtagōnistēs
Sounds Like: PRO-tah-goh-nee-STAYS
Translations: protagonist, a protagonist, chief actor, principal character, leader
From the root: ΠΡΩΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word derived from 'πρῶτος' (first) and 'ἀγωνιστής' (competitor, actor). It refers to the chief actor in a drama, the principal character in a story, or a leading figure in any endeavor or conflict. It is used to denote the main person or entity around whom events revolve or who takes the primary role.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 15:30
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΡΩΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΗΣ.
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.
- ΠΡΩΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΑΙ — protagonists, chief actors, principal characters
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