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epistates

epistates noun: a superintendent or overseer in Ancient Greece.

Noun

epistates (plural epistatai)

  1. (historical) A superintendent or overseer in Ancient Greece.
  2. (historical) A man positioned behind a protostates in an Ancient Greek phalanx. For example, in a file of eight men, the protostates were in positions 1, 3, 5 and 7 and the epistates in 2, 4, 6 and 8.

Forms of epistates

pluralepistatai

Origin of epistates

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστάτης (epistátēs).

Questions about epistates

What does epistates mean?
Epistates means a superintendent or overseer in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is epistates?
Epistates is a noun.
What is the plural of epistates?
The plural of epistates is epistatai.

Words near epistates in the dictionary

  1. epistases
  2. epistasies
  3. epistasis
  4. epistasy
  5. epistatai
  6. epistates
  7. epistatic
  8. epistatically
  9. epistatics
  10. epistaxes
  11. epistaxic

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