Βαγαπάτης

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Persian *Bagapātah.[1][2][3]

Proper noun[edit]

Βαγαπάτης (Bagapátēsm (genitive Βαγαπάτου); first declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Bagapates, a Persian eunuch

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: Βαγαπάτης (Vagapátis)
  • Latin: Bagapatēs

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "MEGABATES" in Encyclopædia Iranica, January 1, 2000
  2. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*bagapāta-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 58
  3. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.275. *Bagapāta-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 137

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