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ἀμαυρός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀμαυρός ἀμαυρᾱ́ ἀμαυρόν

Structure: ἀμαυρ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: (어원이 불명확함.); cf. a)mudro/s.

Sense

  1. barely seen, dim, faint, shadowy
  2. dark
  3. sightless, blind
  4. unknown, uncertain, obscure
  5. inconspicuous
  6. weak, feeble

Examples

  • καὶ πολλοὶ εἰσ τὰσ κατασκευαζομένασ ἀμεθύστουσ προσλαμβάνουσι τὸ τῆσ κράμβησ σπέρμα, καὶ ἐν ᾧ δ’ ἂν ἀμπελῶνι κράμβαι φύωνται, ἀμαυρότεροσ ὁ οἶνοσ γίνεται, διὸ καὶ Συβαρῖται, φησὶ Τίμαιοσ, πρὸ τοῦ πίνειν κράμβασ ἤσθιον. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, book 1, chapter 622)

Synonyms

  1. barely seen

  2. dark

  3. sightless

  4. unknown

  5. inconspicuous

  6. weak

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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