LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

antistes

antistes m or f (genitive antistitis)
Classical[anˈtɪs.tɛs]Ecclesiastical[anˈtis.tes]

Meaning

  1. femininemasculineoverseer
  2. femininemasculinehigh priest
  3. femininemasculinemaster (of an art)
  4. femininemasculinebishop
  5. femininemasculineoverseer, chief priestess

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeantistesantistitēs
genitiveantistitisantistitum
dativeantistitīantistitibus
accusativeantistitemantistitēs
ablativeantistiteantistitibus
vocativeantistesantistitēs

antistĕs, ĭtis, m. and f. (
I. fem. also antistĭta, ae, like hospita from hospes, sospita from sospes, clienta from cliens, Inscr. Orell. 2200; cf. Charis. p. 77 P.; Prisc. p. 650 P.) [antisto = antesto, q. v.; pr. adj., standing before], an overseer, president.
I. Lit.
A. In gen. (rare): vindemiatorum, Col. 3, 21, 6: imperii Romani, Tert. Apol. 1. —In fem., a female overseer: latrinarum, Tert. Pall. 4 fin.—Far more freq.,
B. Esp., an overseer of a temple, a high-priest: caerimoniarum et sacrorum, Cic. Dom. 39, 104; id. Div. 2, 54 fin.: Jovis, Nep. Lys. 3, 3; Liv. 9, 34; 1, 7: sacrorum, Juv. 2, 113.— In the O. T. simply a priest: et sanctificarentur antistites, * Vulg. 2 Par. 29, 34.—In the Christian writers, a bishop, Cod. Just. 1, 3; 1, 18 et saep.—
C. In fem., a female overseer of a temple, a chief priestess.— Form antistĕs: adsiduae templi antistites, Liv. 1, 20; so id. 23, 24; 31, 14: perita antistes, Val. Max. 1, 1, n. 1: templi aeditua et antistes pudicitia, Tert. Cult. Fem. 1.— Form antistĭta, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 10: Veneris antistita, Pollio ap. Charis. p. 77 P.; Att. ap. Non. p. 487, 19: fani antistitae, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 45; cf. Gell. 13, 20, 22: antistita Phoebi, i. e. Cassandra, so called as prophetess, Ov. M. 13, 410: Cybeles antistita, Verg. Cir. 166; Corn. Sev. ap. Charis. p. 77 P.—
II. Trop., a master in any science or art, as in Engl. high-priest: artis dicendi antistes, Cic. de Or. 2, 46, 202: cultor et antistes doctorum virorum, Ov. Tr. 3, 14, 1: artium, Col. 11, 1, 10: sapientiae, Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 110: philosophiae, Lact. 5, 2: juris, Quint. 11, 1, 69: justitiae, Gell. 14, 4: studiorum liberalium, Dig. 10, 46, 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin antistes From antistō (“stand before”) + -es (“going”).

Descendants
  • Italianantiste
  • Italianantistite
  • Portugueseantístite
  • Romanianantiste
  • Spanishantístite

In English words that came into English from antistes

  • antistesantistes

Quick answers

What does antistes mean in Latin?
antistes, a noun, means “overseer; high priest; master (of an art)”.
What is the genitive of antistes?
The genitive singular is antistitis. antistes is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce antistes?
In classical Latin, [anˈtɪs.tɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [anˈtis.tes].