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ἀδευκής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀδευκής ἀδευκές

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + δευκη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Sense

  1. not sweet

Examples

  • ἀλλ’ ἄγε μοι τόδε εἰπὲ καὶ ἀτρεκέωσ κατάλεξον, ἢ πάντεσ σὺν νηυσὶν ἀπήμονεσ ἦλθον Ἀχαιοί, οὓσ Νέστωρ καὶ ἐγὼ λίπομεν Τροίηθεν ἰόντεσ, ἠε͂́ τισ ὤλετ’ ὀλέθρῳ ἀδευκέι ἧσ ἐπὶ νηὸσ ἠὲ φίλων ἐν χερσίν, ἐπεὶ πόλεμον τολύπευσεν. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 4 52:2)

Synonyms

  1. not sweet

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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