Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀμφήριστος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀμφήριστος

Structure: ἀμφηριστ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)ri/zw

Sense

  1. contested on both sides

Examples

  • ᾧ καὶ διεδείχθη, ὅτι οὐδ’ ἀπ’ ἀρχῆσ ἀλλήλοισ οἵδε οἱ Θρᾷκεσ διεφέροντο, ἀλλὰ δύο στρατοπέδων μεγάλων τε καὶ ἀμφηρίστων περὶ τὴν ἐκείνων γῆν συμφερομένων τὸ ἄδηλον τῆσ τύχησ ἐμερίσαντο, ἵνα ὁ νικῶν περισῴζοι τὸν ἡσσώμενον. (Appian, The Civil Wars, book 4, chapter 17 7:1)

Synonyms

  1. contested on both sides

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

Find this word at Perseus Greek Word Study Tool

SEARCH

MENU NAVIGATION