Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀκαρής

Third declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀκαρής ἀκαρές

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + καρη (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: kei/rw

Sense

  1. (of hair) too short to be cut
  2. (in general, especially of time) very short

Examples

  • ὅτι δὲ καὶ πεφιλιππιδῶσθαι ἔλεγον τὸ λελεπτύνθαι Ἄλεξισ ἐν Μανδραγοριζομένῃ φησὶν κακῶσ ἔχεισ,6 στρουθὶσ ἀκαρὴσ νὴ Δί’ ἐγένου πεφιλιππίδωσαι. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 12, book 12, chapter 77 3:6)

Synonyms

  1. very short

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

Find this word at Wiktionary

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION