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Name Ktesibios
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Κτησίβιος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ktɛː.sí.bi.os/(Attic Greek) /kti.ˈsi.βi.os/(Koine Greek) /kti.ˈsi.vi.os/(Byzantine Greek)
Other Forms FormsCtesibius
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Meaning & History
Means "landowner, one who lives from his property", derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", itself from κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess", and βιος (bios) meaning "life". Alternatively, the second element could derive from βία (bia) meaning "force, power".