ΥΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ, υποστρατηγος
YPOSTRATĒGOS, ypostratēgos
Sounds Like: hoo-pos-tra-TAY-gos
Translations: sub-general, a sub-general, lieutenant general, a lieutenant general, deputy general, a deputy general
From the root: ΥΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'ὑπό' (hypo), meaning 'under' or 'sub-', and 'στρατηγός' (strategos), meaning 'general' or 'leader of an army'. Therefore, it refers to a military officer who serves under a general, essentially a sub-general or lieutenant general. It describes someone holding a subordinate command position within an army.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 14 — 6:93
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 9:14
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΣ.
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.
- ΥΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΟΝ — lieutenant, a lieutenant, sub-general, a sub-general
- ΥΠΟΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΩ — (to) a subordinate general, (to) a deputy commander
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