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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

  • ἐστιν αὐτοῖσ ἢ τὸ πιστεύειν, τὰ μὲν ἐκτὸσ οὕτωσ ὡσ οἱ νόμοι προστάττουσιν ἔχωμεν, τὰ δ’ ἐντὸσ ἔτι μᾶλλον ἀμίαντα καὶ καθαρὰ καὶ σώφρονα. (Plutarch, Consolatio ad uxorem, section 11 4:1)

Synonyms

  1. undefiled

  2. not to be defiled

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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