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αἰσχρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: αἰσχρός αἰσχρά̄ αἰσχρόν

Structure: αἰσχρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: ai)=sxos

Sense

  1. causing shame, dishonoring, reproachful
  2. ugly, ill-favoured
  3. shameful, disgraceful, base, infamous
  4. ill-suited

Examples

  • καὶ ὅταν δὲ δὴ δυοῖν αἰσχροῖν τὸ ἕτερον αἴσχιον ᾖ, ἤτοι λύπῃ ἢ κακῷ ὑπερβάλλον αἴσχιον ἔσται· (Plato, Euthydemus, Protagoras, Gorgias, Meno, 170:9)

Synonyms

  1. causing shame

  2. ugly

  3. shameful

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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