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ἄλκη

First declension Noun; Feminine 동물 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄλκη ἄλκης

Structure: ἀλκ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: a)/lalke

Sense

  1. elk

Declension

First declension

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἐπικαλεσάμενοι δὲ τὸν Δυνάστην τὸν μετὰ κράτουσ συντρίβοντα τὰσ τῶν πολεμίων ἀλκάσ, ἔλαβον τὴν πόλιν ὑποχείριον καὶ κατέστρωσαν τῶν ἔνδον εἰσ μυριάδασ δύο καὶ πεντακισχιλίουσ. (Septuagint, Liber Maccabees II 12:28)
  • τὰ δὲ σώματα τῶν νέων οὐδενὸσ δεινοῦ ἐπείγοντοσ καταπονεῖτε παίοντεσ καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ἱδρώτων καταναλίσκοντεσ, οὐ ταμιευόμενοι πρὸσ τὸ ἀναγκαῖον τὰσ ἀλκὰσ αὐτῶν, ἀλλ’ εἰκῆ ἐν τῷ πηλῷ καὶ τῇ κόνει ἐκχέοντεσ; (Lucian, Anacharsis, (no name) 35:2)
  • δικαίασ ὅστισ ἔχει φρένασ, εὑ‐ ρήσει σὺν ἅπαντι χρόνῳ μυρίασ ἀλκὰσ Ἀχαιῶν. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 11 9:3)
  • καί σ’ ἀμφὶ γῆν μὲν πατρίαν φιλαιμάτουσ ἀλκὰσ κορύσσοντ’ οὐκ ἐδείμαινον θανεῖν· (Euripides, Rhesus, episode, antistrophe 1 2:4)
  • ἀλλ’, ἑκάεργε, ἀλκᾶσ τῷ θείῳ κῦδοσ ὄπαζε Τίτῳ. (Plutarch, Titus Flamininus, chapter 12 7:3)

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