LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

satrapēs

satrapēs m (genitive satrapis)
Classical[ˈsa.tra.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.tra.pes]

Meaning

  1. A satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesatrapēssatrapēs
genitivesatrapissatrapum
dativesatrapīsatrapibus
accusativesatrapemsatrapēs
ablativesatrapesatrapibus
vocativesatrapēssatrapēs

sătrăpes, sătraps, is, and sătră-pa, ae (plur. satrapae), m., = σατράπης [Persian; cf. Gesenius, under ],
I. a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians, a satrap; nom. satrapes, Nep. Paus. 1, 2; id. Alcib. 10, 3; Curt. 8, 4, 21: satrapa, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 43; Curt. 3, 13, 1; Amm. 18, 6, 20: satraps, Sid. Carm. 2, 78; Alcim. 6, 392.—Gen. satrapis, Nep. Lys. 4, 1.—Acc. satrapen, Nep. Con. 2, 1: satrapam, Curt. 3, 13, 1.—Plur. nom. satrapae, Nep. Dat. 3, 1; id. Ages. 2, 2; Vulg. Dan. 6, 6: satrapes, App. Mund. 26.—Gen. satraparum, Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 119.—Acc. satrapas, Sid. Carm. 9, 50; Vulg. Esth. 3, 12.—Dat. satrapis, Vulg. 1 Reg. 29, 6.—Abl. satrapibus, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 2, 21.—Hence, gen., a ruler: satrapae Philistinorum, Vulg. Jud. 3, 3; id. 2 Par. 9, 14.—Hence, satră-pĭa or satrăpēa, ae, f., = σατραπεια, the office or province of a satrap, a satrapy, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 78; Curt. 5, 1, 44; 6, 2, 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs). See there for more.

Descendants
  • Frenchsatrape
  • Persianساتراپfrom French satrape

In English words that came into English from satrapēs

  • satrapsatrapēs

Quick answers

What does satrapēs mean in Latin?
satrapēs, a noun, means “A satrap; a governor of a province, a viceroy among the Persians.”.
What is the genitive of satrapēs?
The genitive singular is satrapis. satrapēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce satrapēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈsa.tra.peːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.tra.pes].