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ἀδάμας

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀδάμας ἀδάματος

Structure: ἀδαματ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: dama/zw

Sense

  1. unconquerable, (masculine substantive) adamant, the hardest metal (probably steel), (figuratively) fixed, unalterable
  2. a hard metal resembling gold
  3. diamond

Examples

  • νῦν δ’ ἡ Διὸσ γοργῶπισ ἀδάματοσ θεὰ ἤδη μ’ ἐπ’ αὐτοῖσ χεῖρ’ ἐπεντύνοντ’ ἐμὴν ἔσφηλεν, ἐμβαλοῦσα λυσσώδη νόσον, ὥστ’ ἐν τοιοῖσδε χεῖρασ αἱμάξαι βοτοῖσ· (Sophocles, Ajax, episode11)

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