Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀλεξίκακος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀλεξίκακος

Structure: ἀλεξικακ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

  1. keeping off evil or mischief

Examples

  • θ’ ἱερὰ κἀμφιλαφὴσ πλάτανοσ, χαἰ λιβάδεσ, καὶ ταῦτα βοτηρικὰ Πανὶ κύπελλα ἄγκειται, δίψησ φάρμακ’ ἀλεξίκακα. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 6, chapter 1702)

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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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