Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

Αἰγυπτογενής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: Αἰγυπτογενής Αἰγυπτογενές

Structure: Αἰγυπτογενη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: ge/nos

Sense

  1. of Egyptian race

Examples

  • Σουσισκάνησ, Πηγασταγὼν Αἰγυπτογενήσ, ὅ τε τῆσ ἱερᾶσ Μέμφιδοσ ἄρχων μέγασ Ἀρσάμησ, τάσ τ’ ὠγυγίουσ Θήβασ ἐφέπων Ἀριόμαρδοσ, καὶ ἑλειοβάται ναῶν ἐρέται δεινοὶ πλῆθόσ τ’ ἀνάριθμοι. (Aeschylus, Persians, episode, anapests9)

Synonyms

  1. of Egyptian race

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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