Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἄλσος

Third declension Noun; Neuter 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄλσος ἄλσεος

Structure: ἀλσο (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: (어원이 불명확함.)

Sense

  1. a grove, especially, a sacred grove
  2. (transferred sense) any hallowed precinct, even one without trees

Declension

Third 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

  • γίγνονται δ’ ἄρα ταί γ’ ἔκ τε κρηνέων ἀπό τ’ ἀλσέων ἔκ θ’ ἱερῶν ποταμῶν, οἵ τ’ εἰσ ἅλαδε προρέουσι. (Homer, Odyssey, Book 10 39:2)
  • τοιοῦτόν ἐστι καὶ τὸ τοῦ Πινδάρου περὶ τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνοσ λεγόμενον δινηθεὶσ ἐπῄει γᾶν τε καὶ θάλασσαν, καὶ σκοπιαῖσιν μεγάλαισ ὀρέων ὕπερ ἔστα, καὶ μύλουσ δινάσατο βαλλόμενοσ κρηπῖδασ ἀλσέων. (Strabo, Geography, Book 9, chapter 2 52:3)
  • καὶ ἐν τῷ ὀγδόῳ ἔτει τῆσ βασιλείασ αὐτοῦ ‐καὶ αὐτὸσ ἔτι παιδάριον‐ ἤρξατο τοῦ ζητῆσαι Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρὸσ αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐν τῷ δωδεκάτῳ ἔτει τῆσ βασιλείασ αὐτοῦ ἤρξατο τοῦ καθαρίσαι τὸν Ἰούδαν καὶ τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἀπὸ τῶν ὑψηλῶν καὶ τῶν ἄλσεων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν περιβωμίων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν χωνευτῶν. (Septuagint, Liber II Paralipomenon 34:3)

Related

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

Find this word at Wiktionary

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION