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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
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἀγκάλη ἀγκάλᾱ ἀγκάλαι
Genitive ἀγκάλης ἀγκάλαιν ἀγκαλῶν
Dative ἀγκάλῃ ἀγκάλαιν ἀγκάλαις
Accusative ἀγκάλην ἀγκάλᾱ ἀγκάλᾱς
Vocative ἀγκάλη ἀγκάλᾱ ἀγκάλαι

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

  • ἐκεῖνο δὲ παραμύθιον οὐ μικρὸν ἔσται αὐτῇ, ὅτι μετ̓ ὀλίγον τὰ αὐτὰ καὶ ἡ Ἰνὼ πείσεται καὶ ἐμπεσεῖται ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἀθάμαντοσ διωκομένη ἐσ τὸ πέλαγοσ ἀπ̓ ἄκρου τοῦ Κιθαιρῶνοσ, καθ̓ ὅπερ καθήκει ἐσ τὴν θάλατταν, ἔχουσα καὶ τὸν υἱὸν ἐπὶ τῆσ ἀγκάλησ. (Lucian, Dialogi Marini, poseidon and nereides, chapter 1 2:1)
  • ἡ δὲ ἡμίφλεκτοσ ἀφεῖσα τὸ παιδίον ἐκ τῆσ ἀγκάλησ μόλισ διεπήδησε τὴν φλόγα, καὶ ἡ παῖσ σὺν αὐτῇ, παρὰ μικρὸν ἐλθοῦσα κἀκείνη ἀποθανεῖν. (Lucian, Toxaris vel amicitia, (no name) 60:9)
  • τῶν δὲ παιδίων τούτων ἐγὼ μὲν τὸ πρεσβύτερον ἦγον, ἡ δὲ μήτηρ τὸ νεώτερον εἶχεν ἐπὶ τῆσ ἀγκάλησ· (Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae, Books VII-IX, book 8, chapter 41 7:2)

Synonyms

  1. the bent arm

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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