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ἀδελφός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀδελφός ἀδελφή ἀδελφόν

Structure: ἀδελφ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: 계사 a , delfu/s; cf. Lat. couterinus

Sense

  1. brotherly or sisterly
  2. double
  3. closely related, akin

Examples

  • καὶ ταῦτ’ ἀφ’ ὑμῶν, ὧ ξένοι, βουλήσομαι καὶ ταῖνδ’ ἀδελφαῖν καὶ πατρὸσ κυρεῖν ἐμοί. (Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, episode 1:4)

Synonyms

  1. brotherly or sisterly

  2. double

  3. closely related

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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