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ἄκαρπος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄκαρπος ἄκαρπος ἄκαρπον

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

Sense

  1. without fruit: barren
  2. fruitless, unprofitable
  3. In an active sense: making barren

Examples

  • καὶ οὐκ εἶπαν. ποῦ ἐστι Κύριοσ ὁ ἀναγαγὼν ἡμᾶσ ἐκ γῆσ Αἰγύπτου, ὁ καθοδηγήσασ ἡμᾶσ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, ἐν γῇ ἀπείρῳ καὶ ἀβάτῳ, ἐν γῇ ἀνύδρῳ καὶ ἀκάρπῳ, ἐν γῇ, ᾗ οὐ διώδευσεν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀνὴρ οὐθὲν καὶ οὐ κατῴκησεν ἐκεῖ υἱὸσ ἀνθρώπου̣ (Septuagint, Liber Ieremiae 2:5)

Synonyms

  1. without fruit

  2. fruitless

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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