κράτος
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[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kret-. Cognates include Sanskrit क्रतु (krátu), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬀𐬙𐬎 (xratu-), and Old English cræft.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Classical): IPA: [krátos]
- (Koine): IPA: [krˈato̞s]
- (Byzantine): IPA: [krˈatos]
[edit] Noun
κράτος (genitive κράτεος or κράτους); n, third declension; (kratos)
[edit] Inflection
[edit] References
- LSJ
- Bauer lexicon
- Strong’s concordance number: G2904
[edit] Greek
[edit] Noun
κράτος n. (krátos) (plural κράτη (kráti))
- state (any sovereign polity)