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αστυνόμος
police captain (a Hellenic Police officer rank) /a.sti.ˈno.mos/
nounB1#1754 most common
Also: police superintendent, city magistrate (ancient Greek civic office)
Example sentences
Ο αστυνόμος φοράει στολή.
The police captain wears a uniform.
Ο αστυνόμος βοηθάει τους πολίτες.
The police captain helps the citizens.
Χθες μίλησα με τον αστυνόμο της γειτονιάς μου.
Yesterday I spoke with the police captain of my neighborhood.
Ο νέος αστυνόμος ανέλαβε το τμήμα την περασμένη εβδομάδα.
The new police captain took over the department last week.
Η αστυνόμος διηύθυνε την έρευνα με μεγάλη προσοχή.
The police captain led the investigation with great care.
Ο αστυνόμος κατέθεσε στο δικαστήριο ότι η έρευνα διεξήχθη σύμφωνα με τον νόμο.
The police captain testified in court that the investigation had been conducted in accordance with the law.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο/η αστυνόμος | οι αστυνόμοι |
| Genitive | του/της αστυνόμου | των αστυνόμων |
| Accusative | τον/την αστυνόμο | τους αστυνόμους |
| Vocative | αστυνόμε | αστυνόμοι |
Word family
αστυνομίαpolice forceαστυνομικόςof the police; a policeman
αστυνομεύωto police, patrol
υπαστυνόμοςa lower police rank, sub-lieutenant
Etymology
The word comes from ancient Greek ἄστυ (asty, "city, town") joined to -νόμος, an agent element from νέμω ("to manage, allot, have charge of"). In classical city-states an astynomos was a magistrate who oversaw public order, streets, and markets. Modern Greek kept the word as the formal title for a mid-level police officer rank.
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