Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἄφετος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄφετος ἄφετη ἄφετον

Structure: ἀφετ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)fi/hmi

Sense

  1. let loose, at large, ranging at will, were free from work, dedicated to a god, freedom from restraint

Examples

  • ὃ δ’ ἐν θεοῦ δόμοισιν ἄφετοσ, ὡσ λάθοι, παιδεύεται. (Euripides, Ion, episode, iambic 2:6)
  • ἧσ ἀίδην μέλλοντα προέφθασεν εὔστοχοσ ὠδίσ, πέμφθη δ’ εἰσ ἀγέλην τεκνογονεῖν ἄφετοσ. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume III, book 9, chapter 222)

Related

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

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