δημιουργός

Ancient Greek edit

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Etymology edit

From δήμῐος (dḗmios, public) +‎ -ουργός (-ourgós, worker) (for the second element, compare ἔργον (érgon, labor, work)).

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Noun edit

δημῐουργός (dēmiourgósm (genitive δημῐουργοῦ); second declension

  1. one who works for the people, a skilled workman, handicraftsman
    1. the maker of the world
  2. (in some Peloponnesian states) magistrate

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Greek edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δημιουργός (dēmiourgós, worker for the common good). Synchronically analysable as being from stem δημι-, from δῆμος (dêmos) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from the root of έργο (érgo).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ði.mi.uɾˈɣos/
  • Hyphenation: δη‧μι‧ουρ‧γός

Noun edit

δημιουργός (dimiourgósm or f (plural δημιουργοί)

  1. creator of original works, craftsman, artisan
  2. Demiurge

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