δημιουργός

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From δήμῐος (dḗmios, public) +‎ -ουργός (-ourgós, worker) (for the second element, compare ἔργον (érgon, labor, work)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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δでるたηいーたμみゅーῐουργός (dēmiourgósm (genitive δでるたηいーたμみゅーῐουργοῦ); second declension

  1. one who works for the people, a skilled workman, handicraftsman
    1. the maker of the world
  2. (in some Peloponnesian states) magistrate

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δημιουργός (dēmiourgós, worker for the common good). Synchronically analysable as being from stem δでるたηいーたμみゅーιいおた-, from δでるたῆμος (dêmos) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from the root of έργο (érgo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ði.mi.uɾˈɣos/
  • Hyphenation: δでるたηいーたμみゅーιいおたοおみくろんυうぷしろんρろー‧γός

Noun

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δημιουργός (dimiourgósm or f (plural δημιουργοί)

  1. creator of original works, craftsman, artisan
  2. Demiurge

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See also

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