Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἀνατρεπτικός

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀνατρεπτικός

Etym.: From a)natre/pw

Sense

  1. likely to upset

Examples

  • καὶ τοῦ μὲν γυμναστικοῦ μαιευτικόσ τε καὶ πειραστικόσ, τοῦ δὲ ἀγωνιστικοῦ ἐνδεικτικὸσ καὶ ἀνατρεπτικόσ. (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, G, PLATWN 48:5)
  • τῆσ ἕκτησ ἡγεῖται Εὐθύδημοσ ἢ ἐριστικόσ, ἀνατρεπτικόσ· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, G, PLATWN 58:9)
  • Γοργίασ ἢ περὶ ῥητορικῆσ, ἀνατρεπτικόσ· (Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers, G, PLATWN 58:11)

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

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