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ἄκρατος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄκρατος ἄκρατη ἄκρατον

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

Etym.: kera/nnumi

Sense

  1. unmixed, sheer, without water
  2. pure, sheer, pure
  3. pure, untempered, absolute, sheer, absolutely
  4. intemperate, excessive, violent

Examples

  • εἰ μὲν ἐμὲ στέρξεισ, εἰήσ ἰσόμοιροσ, Ἄκρατε, Χίῳ, καὶ Χίου πουλὺ μελιχρότεροσ· (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume IV, book 12, chapter 1081)

Synonyms

  1. unmixed

  2. pure

  3. intemperate

Related

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Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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