γενέτης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From the root of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, to be born) +‎ -της (-tēs, agentive suffix).

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Noun

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γενέτης (genétēsm (genitive γενέτου); first declension (Attic, Ionic)

  1. begetter, ancestor
  2. father
  3. (in the plural) parents
  4. (figuratively) author
  5. the begotten, son
  6. (attributive, with θεοί) familial, of one's race
  7. (attributive) produced

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