Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀλκίμαχος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀλκίμαχος ἀλκίμαχη ἀλκίμαχον

Structure: ἀλκιμαχ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)lkh/, ma/xomai

Sense

  1. bravely fighting

Examples

  • ἀσπὶσ ἀπὸ βροτέων ὤμων Τιμάνοροσ ἇμμαι ναῷ ὑπορροφία Παλλάδοσ ἀλκιμάχασ, πολλὰ σιδαρείου κεκονιμένα ἐκ πολέμοιο, τόν με φέροντ’ αἰεὶ ῥυομένα θανάτου. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, book 6, chapter 1241)

Synonyms

  1. bravely fighting

Related

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

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