Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἄκαπνος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄκαπνος ἄκαπνος ἄκαπνον

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + καπν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. without smoke, not smoking

Examples

  • Ἔστι δὲ ὅτε ἧσσον χρηστέον διὰ τὴν ἀπαρασκευασίην τῶν ἀνθρώπων‧ ἐν ὀλίγῃσι γὰρ οἰκίῃσι παρεσκεύασται τὰ ἄρμενα καὶ οἱ θεραπεύοντεσ ὡσ δεῖ‧ εἰ δὲ μὴ παγκάλωσ λούοιτο, βλάπτοιτ’ ἂν οὐ σμικρά‧ καὶ γὰρ σκέπησ ἀκάπνου δεῖ, καὶ ὕδατοσ δαψιλέοσ, καὶ τοῦ λουτροῦ συχνοῦ καὶ μὴ λίην λάβρου, ἤν γε μὴ οὕτω δέῃ. (Hippocrates, Oeuvres Completes D'Hippocrate., , 18.2)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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