noun · masculinesecond declension
scēptūchus
scēptūchus m (genitive scēptūchī)
Classical[skeːpˈtuː.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[ʃepˈtuː.kus]
Meaning
- sceptre-bearer, a high officer in the Persian court
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | scēptūchus | scēptūchī |
| genitive | scēptūchī | scēptūchōrum |
| dative | scēptūchō | scēptūchīs |
| accusative | scēptūchum | scēptūchōs |
| ablative | scēptūchō | scēptūchīs |
| vocative | scēptūche | scēptūchī |
scēptūchus, i, m., = σκηπτοῦχος,
I. a sceptre-bearer, a high officer of state in the East, Tac. A. 6, 33.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scēptūchus ī, m
, σκηπτοῦχος, a sceptrebearer, Ta.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκηπτοῦχος (skēptoûkhos).