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ἁβρός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἁβρός ἁβρά̄ ἁβρόν

Structure: ἁβρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: perhaps the same root as h(/bh?

Sense

(especially of the body) graceful, delicate, pretty
(of things) splendid
(of style) graceful, pretty
(frequently with a notion of disparagement) dainty, luxurious; hence, delicate (a common epithet of Asiatics)

Declension

First/Second declension

		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Nominative	ἁβρός	ἁβρᾱ́	ἁβρόν
	Genitive	ἁβροῦ	ἁβρᾶς	ἁβροῦ
	Dative	ἁβρῷ	ἁβρᾷ	ἁβρῷ
	Accusative	ἁβρόν	ἁβρᾱ́ν	ἁβρόν
	Vocative	ἁβρέ	ἁβρᾱ́	ἁβρόν
Dual	N/A/V	ἁβρώ	ἁβρᾱ́	ἁβρώ
Dual	G/D	ἁβροῖν	ἁβραῖν	ἁβροῖν
Plural	Nominative	ἁβροί	ἁβραί	ἁβρά
	Genitive	ἁβρῶν	ἁβρῶν	ἁβρῶν
	Dative	ἁβροῖς	ἁβραῖς	ἁβροῖς
	Accusative	ἁβρούς	ἁβρᾱ́ς	ἁβρά
	Vocative	ἁβροί	ἁβραί	ἁβρά

	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Adjective	ἁβρός ἁβροῦ	ἁβρότερος ἁβροτεροῦ	ἁβρότατος ἁβροτατοῦ
Adverb	ἁβρώς	ἁβρότερον	ἁβρότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

ἀναστᾶσα δὲ Ρεβέκκα καὶ αἱ ἅβραι αὐτῆσ, ἐπέβησαν ἐπὶ τὰσ καμήλουσ καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν μετὰ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, καὶ ἀναλαβὼν ὁ παῖσ τὴν Ρεβέκκαν ἀπῆλθεν. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 24:61)
κατέβη δὲ ἡ θυγάτηρ Φαραὼ λούσασθαι ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμόν, καὶ αἱ ἅβραι αὐτῆσ παρεπορεύοντο παρὰ τὸν ποταμόν. καὶ ἰδοῦσα τὴν θῖβιν ἐν τῷ ἕλει, ἀποστείλασα τὴν ἅβραν ἀνείλατο αὐτήν. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 2:5)
καὶ εἰσῆλθον αἱ ἅβραι καὶ οἱ εὐνοῦχοι τῆσ βασιλίσσησ καὶ ἀνήγγειλαν αὐτῇ, καὶ ἐταράχθη ἀκούσασα τὸ γεγονὸσ καὶ ἀπέστειλε στολίσαι τὸν Μαρδαχαῖον καὶ ἀφελέσθαι αὐτοῦ τὸν σάκκον. ὁ δὲ οὐκ ἐπείσθη. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 4:4)
βαδίσασ ἐκκλησίασον τοὺσ Ἰουδαίουσ τοὺσ ἐν Σούσοισ καὶ νηστεύσατε ἐπ̓ ἐμοὶ καὶ μὴ φάγητε μηδὲ πίητε ἐπὶ ἡμέρασ τρεῖσ νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν, κἀγὼ δὲ καὶ αἱ ἅβραι μου ἀσιτήσομεν, καὶ τότε εἰσελεύσομαι πρὸσ τὸν βασιλέα παρὰ τὸν νόμον, ἐὰν καὶ ἀπολέσθαι με δέῃ. (Septuagint, Liber Esther 4:15)
πλὴν ἀλλὰ ἥτισ μέν, οὐκ ἂν εἰπεῖν ἔχοιμι, θεραπεία δὲ πολλὴ καὶ ἡ ἄλλη περὶ αὐτὴν παρασκευὴ λαμπρὰ καὶ εὐνούχων τι πλῆθοσ καὶ ἅβραι πάνυ πολλαί, καὶ ὅλωσ μεῖζόν γε ἢ κατὰ ἰδιωτικὴν τύχην ἐδόκει τὸ πρᾶγμα εἶναι. (Lucian, Imagines, (no name) 2:3)

Synonyms

splendid
- ἐπιφανής (splendid, glorious)
- ὑπερήφανος (magnificent, splendid)
- φαεινός (splendid, brilliant)
- ἀγλαόδωρος (giving splendid gifts)
- ἀριπρεπής (very bright, splendid)
dainty
- τρυφερός (delicate, dainty)
- ἁβροκόμης (with delicate or luxuriant leaves)

ἀσκητός (curiously wrought)
ἑλίχρυσος (a creeping plant with yellow flower or fruit)
πολιοκρόταφος (with gray hair on the temples)
σύρμα (anything trailed or dragged)
νωδός (toothless)
δίζημαι (to seek out)
νεκτάρεος (nectarous)
ἔριθος (a day-labourer)
ἄνθεμον (costliest)
μελίλωτον (melilot)
εὔοσμος (sweet-smelling)
τάλαρος (a basket)
φίλαυλος (fond of the flute)
ἄθυρμα (a plaything)
ἐπέραστος (lovely)
ἀειζώων (ever-living)
μεμελημένως (carefully)
ἀοιδοπόλος (one busied with song)
καλαθίσκος ()
Λυαῖος (Deliverer)
ἀμάρακον ()
θέλγω (to stroke or touch with magic power)
ἀκήν (softly)
ἄκατος (a light vessel)
ἀκᾶ (softly)
δρέπω (to pluck)
ἀλφηστής (working for one's daily bread)
ἐράσμιος (lovely)
φιλύρα (the lime or linden tree)
πενιχρός (poor)

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ἁβρός

Sense

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splendid

dainty

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ἁβρός

Sense

Declension

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splendid

dainty

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