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ηθοποιός
actor (or actress) /iθopiˈos/
nounB1#1299 most common
Also: performer, player (theatrical)
Example sentences
Ο ηθοποιός είναι διάσημος.
The actor is famous.
Η ηθοποιός παίζει στο θέατρο.
The actress performs in the theater.
Θέλω να γίνω ηθοποιός.
I want to become an actor.
Ο ηθοποιός έπαιξε τον ρόλο τέλεια.
The actor played the role perfectly.
Οι ηθοποιοί προετοιμάζονταν για την πρεμιέρα όλη τη νύχτα.
The actors were preparing for the premiere all night.
Η επιτυχία της ταινίας οφείλεται στην ερμηνεία του πρωταγωνιστή ηθοποιού, ο οποίος απέδωσε με συγκλονιστική αυθεντικότητα την ψυχολογική πολυπλοκότητα του χαρακτήρα.
The film's success rests on the lead actor's performance, who rendered the character's psychological complexity with striking authenticity.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ηθοποιός | ηθοποιοί |
| Genitive | ηθοποιού | ηθοποιών |
| Accusative | ηθοποιό | ηθοποιούς |
| Vocative | ηθοποιέ | ηθοποιοί |
Word family
ηθοποιίαthe craft of acting
ηθικόςmoral, ethicalυποκριτήςactor (older/formal term, also means hypocrite)
θέατροtheaterρόλοςroleEtymology
The word joins ήθος (ethos: character, disposition, custom) with a form of ποιέω (poieo: to make or do). Together they describe someone who makes or fashions a character, which in ancient rhetoric and theater meant impersonating a person's manner and speech. The term survives unchanged in meaning into Modern Greek, where it names a stage or screen performer.
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