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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

  • ὃσ διὰ τὸ μεμελοποιηκέναι πᾶσαν ἑαυτοῦ τὴν ποίησιν ἀφροντιστὶ πολλοὺσ ἀκεφάλουσ ποιεῖ στίχουσ καὶ λαγαρούσ, ἔτι δὲ μειούρουσ. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 14, book 14, chapter 32 2:1)
  • ὃσ διὰ τὸ μεμελοποιηκέναι πᾶσαν ἑαυτῷ τὴν ποίησιν ἀφροντιστὶ πολλοὺσ ἀκεφάλουσ ποιεῖ στίχουσ καὶ λαγαρούσ, ἔτι δὲ μειούρουσ. (Unknown, Elegy and Iambus, Volume I, , section15)

Synonyms

  1. headless

  2. without beginning

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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