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ἀμίαντος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀμίαντος ἀμίαντος ἀμίαντον

Structure: ἀ (Prefix) + μιαντ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: miai/nw

Sense

  1. undefiled, pure
  2. not to be defiled
  3. a greenish stone like asbestos

Examples

  • Νομᾷ γὰρ δὴ καὶ τὴν τῶν Ἑστιάδων παρθένων καθιέρωσιν καὶ ὅλωσ τὴν περὶ τὸ πῦρ τὸ ἀθάνατον, ὃ φυλάττουσιν αὗται, θεραπείαν τε καὶ τιμὴν ἀποδιδόασιν, εἴτε ὡσ καθαρὰν καὶ ἄφθαρτον τὴν τοῦ πυρὸσ οὐσίαν ἀκηράτοισ καὶ ἀμιάντοισ παρατιθεμένου σώμασιν, εἴτε τὸ ἄκαρπον καὶ ἄγονον τῇ παρθενίᾳ συνοικειοῦντοσ. (Plutarch, Numa, chapter 9 5:2)

Synonyms

  1. undefiled

  2. not to be defiled

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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