θέσφατος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Hellenic *tʰés-pʰatos; equivalent to θέσ- (thés-, “god”) +‎ φατός (phatós, “spoken”, from φημί (phēmí) "to speak"); compare θέσκελος (théskelos), θεσπέσιος (thespésios).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

θέσφᾰτος • (thésphatos) m or f (neuter θέσφᾰτον); second declension (Attic)

  1. divinely ordained or decreed
  2. (by extension) amazing, wondrous, powerful

Declension

Derived terms

  • ἀθέσφατος (athésphatos)
  • θέσφατα (thésphata)

Descendants

  • →⇒ Greek: θέσφατο (thésfato)

References

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