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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

  • πολλὰ μὲν γᾶ τρέφει δεινὰ καὶ δειμάτων ἄχη, πόντιαί τ’ ἀγκάλαι κνωδάλων ἀνταίων βρύουσι· (Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, choral, strophe 11)

Synonyms

  1. the bent arm

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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