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ἀκέφαλος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀκέφαλος ἀκέφαλος ἀκέφαλον

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

Etym.: kefalh/

Sense

  1. headless
  2. without beginning

Examples

  • "πράττω δεινόν, εἰ, δυεῖν σωμάτων ὄντων, τοῦ μέν ἰσχνοῦ καὶ κατεφθινηκότοσ, ἔχοντοσ δὲ κεφαλήν, τοῦ δ’ ἀκεφάλου μέν, ἰσχυροῦ δὲ καὶ μεγάλου, τούτῳ κεφαλὴν αὐτὸσ ἐπιτίθημι; (Plutarch, Cicero, chapter 14 4:1)

Synonyms

  1. headless

  2. without beginning

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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