Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀγανοφροσύνη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀγανοφροσύνη

Structure: ἀγανοφροσυν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: From a)gano/frwn

Sense

  1. gentleness, kindliness

Examples

  • εἰσ τὸν αὐτόν τέκνον ἐμόν, τὰ μὲν ἄλλα πατρὸσ καὶ φέρτεροσ εἰήσ, τὴν δ’ ἀγανοφροσύνην ἄξιοσ οὔ τι πλέον εὔξασθαι θέμισ ἐστί· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume II, book 8, chapter 161)

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

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