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ἀγκάλη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀγκάλη ἀγκάλης

Structure: ἀγκαλ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: a)/gkos

Sense

  1. the bent arm
  2. (figuratively) anything closely enfolding

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • πρὸσ γὰρ τούτοισ λαβόντεσ ὑπὸ μάλησ ἕκαστοσ, τοὺσ μὲν ἐλάττονασ εἰσ τὰσ χεῖρασ, μείζουσ δ’ ὑπὸ τὴν ἀγκάλην ἐντόσ, πορεύονται περιπατοῦντεσ σταδίουσ παμπόλλουσ ἕνεκα τῆσ εὐεξίασ οὔτι τῆσ τῶν αὑτῶν σωμάτων, ἀλλὰ τῆσ τούτων τῶν θρεμμάτων, καὶ τό γε τοσοῦτον δηλοῦσι τῷ δυναμένῳ καταμαθεῖν, ὅτι τὰ σώματα πάντα ὑπὸ τῶν σεισμῶν τε καὶ κινήσεων κινούμενα ἄκοπα ὀνίναται πάντων, ὅσα τε ὑπὸ ἑαυτῶν, ἢ καὶ ἐν αἰώραισ ἢ καὶ κατὰ θάλατταν, ἢ καὶ ἐφ’ ἵππων ὀχουμένων καὶ ὑπ’ ἄλλων ὁπωσοῦν δὴ φερομένων τῶν σωμάτων, κινεῖται, καὶ διὰ ταῦτα τὰσ τῶν σίτων τροφὰσ καὶ ποτῶν κατακρατοῦντα, ὑγίειαν καὶ κάλλοσ καὶ τὴν ἄλλην ῥώμην ἡμῖν δυνατά ἐστι παραδιδόναι. (Plato, Laws, book 7 9:1)

Synonyms

  1. the bent arm

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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