ὑπερασπιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) +‎ ἀσπιστής (aspistḗs, “one armed with a shield”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hy.pe.ras.pis.tɛ̌ːs/ → /y.pe.ras.pisˈtis/ → /i.pe.ras.pisˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.pe.ras.pis.tɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)y.pe.ras.pisˈte̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /y.pe.ras.pisˈtis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /y.pe.ras.pisˈtis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.pe.ras.pisˈtis/

Noun

ὑπερασπιστής • (huperaspistḗs) m (genitive ὑπερασπιστοῦ); first declension

1. one who holds a shield over, protector, champion

Declension

First declension of ὑπερασπιστής; ὑπερασπιστᾶο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὑπερασπιστής huperaspistḗs	ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́	ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí
Genitive	ὑπερασπιστᾶο / ὑπερασπιστέ͜ω / ὑπερασπιστῶ huperaspistâo / huperaspisté͜ō / huperaspistô	ὑπερασπισταῖν / ὑπερασπισταῖῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇῐν huperaspistaî(i)n / huperaspistêiin	ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ων / ὑπερασπιστέ͜ων / ὑπερασπιστῶν huperaspistā́ōn / huperaspisté͜ōn / huperaspistôn
Dative	ὑπερασπιστῇ huperaspistêi	ὑπερασπισταῖν / ὑπερασπισταῖῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇῐν huperaspistaî(i)n / huperaspistêiin	ὑπερασπιστῇσῐ / ὑπερασπιστῇσῐν / ὑπερασπιστῇς / ὑπερασπισταῖς huperaspistêisi(n) / huperaspistêis / huperaspistaîs
Accusative	ὑπερασπιστήν huperaspistḗn	ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́	ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ς huperaspistā́s
Vocative	ὑπερασπιστᾰ́ huperaspistá	ὑπερασπιστᾱ́ huperaspistā́	ὑπερασπισταί huperaspistaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “ὑπερασπιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press