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κράτος
state (the political entity that governs a country) /ˈkra.tos/
nounB1#1703 most common
Also: power, might, dominion
Example sentences
Η Ελλάδα είναι ένα κράτος.
Greece is a state.
Το κράτος πληρώνει τους δασκάλους.
The state pays the teachers.
Πολλά κράτη υπέγραψαν τη συνθήκη ειρήνης.
Many states signed the peace treaty.
Το κράτος δικαίου προστατεύει τους πολίτες από την αυθαιρεσία.
The rule of law protects citizens from arbitrariness.
Η κυβέρνηση ενίσχυσε τον ρόλο του κράτους στην οικονομία.
The government strengthened the role of the state in the economy.
Η διάλυση της Σοβιετικής Ένωσης οδήγησε στη δημιουργία δεκαπέντε ανεξάρτητων κρατών.
The dissolution of the Soviet Union led to the creation of fifteen independent states.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κράτος | τα κράτη |
| Genitive | του κράτους | των κρατών |
| Accusative | το κράτος | τα κράτη |
| Vocative | κράτος | κράτη |
Word family
κρατώto hold; to rule, to govern
δημοκρατίαdemocracyκράτιστοςstrongest, best (superlative)
αυτοκράτοραςemperorκρατικόςstate-run, governmentalEtymology
κράτος is an ancient Greek word for strength, might, and power, later extended to mean rule or dominion. In Modern Greek it narrowed to its main current sense: the state, the political body that holds power over a territory. It shares its root with κρατύς, an old word for strong, and with the verb κρατώ, to hold or to rule.
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