Ο επικεφαλής είναι παρών.

The person in charge is present.

Breakdown of Ο επικεφαλής είναι παρών.

• είμαι: to be
• ο επικεφαλής: person in charge; head
• παρών: present; in attendance

Questions & Answers about Ο επικεφαλής είναι παρών.

What does ο mean, and why is it used here?

ο is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

So ο επικεφαλής means the head / the person in charge / the chief.

Greek uses the definite article very often with roles, titles, and people, sometimes more often than English does.

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What exactly is επικεφαλής in this sentence?

επικεφαλής means head, chief, or the person in charge.

In this sentence, it works like a noun: the head / the leader.

A useful thing to know is that επικεφαλής can also be used adjectivally in other contexts, but here it clearly refers to a person.

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Why doesn’t επικεφαλής have a typical masculine ending like -ος?

Because επικεφαλής is an indeclinable word in Modern Greek in this use. That means its form usually stays the same.

So you can have:

• ο επικεφαλής = the male head / chief
• η επικεφαλής = the female head / chief
• οι επικεφαλής = the heads / chiefs

The article, and sometimes the rest of the sentence, tells you the gender and number.

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